Meanings
nounbody louse (plural body lice)
plural body lice
- A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus humanus corporis), that infests the body and clothes of humans and feeds on blood.
Synonyms: bosom friend, coot, cootie, cooty, crumb, grayback, pants rabbit, seam cricket
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus humanus corporis), that infests the body and clothes of humans and feeds on blood.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 體蝨 /体虱
- 體蝨 /体虱 (tǐshī)parasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
Czech veš šatní
- veš šatníparasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
Dutch kleerluis
- kleerluisparasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
Finnish vaatetäi
- vaatetäiparasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
Italian piattola, amico per la pelle
- piattolaparasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
- amico per la pelleparasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
Japanese 人虱
- 人虱 (hitojirami)parasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
Russian платяная вошь
- платяная вошь (platjanaja vošʹ)parasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
Vietnamese rận
- rậnparasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
Cite this entry
APA
body louse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20louse
MLA
“body louse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20louse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body louse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20louse.
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