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BOOK LOUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
Synonyms:
book louse; booklouse; deathwatch; Liposcelis divinatorius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("book louse" is a kind of...):
psocopterous insect (small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "book louse"):
common booklouse; Trogium pulsatorium (a variety of booklouse)
Holonyms ("book louse" is a member of...):
genus Liposcelis; Liposcelis (a genus of Psocidae)
