BODY LOUSE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings

Synonyms:

body louse; cootie; Pediculus corporis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("body louse" is a kind of...):

louse; sucking louse (wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals)

Holonyms ("body louse" is a member of...):

genus Pediculus; Pediculus (type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans)

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