Meanings
nounlouseling (plural louselings)
plural louselings · alternative liceling
- rareA small or immature louse; nymph
They survive and they have louselings which are tough too.
2012, Richard Jones, Justine Crow, The Little Book of Nits, page 532 more examples
He that, without a microscope, could tell On one small louse how many licelings dwell!
1791, A Second Heroic Epistle to Joseph Priestley, page 4The eggs of the head louse are glued to hairs just above the scalp, where they remain even after the enclosed louseling has left.
2012, Roger M. Knutson, Furtive Fauna: A Field Guide to the Creatures Who Live on You
Origin
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