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HEAD LOUSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infests the head and body of humans

Synonyms:

head louse; Pediculus capitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

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

Credits

 Context examples: 

Head lice are extremely contagious.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)