sheep louse

noun

A kind of parasitic insect, of genus Bovicola, that infests sheep.

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Meanings

nounsheep louse (plural sheep lice)

plural sheep lice

  1. A kind of parasitic insect, of genus Bovicola, that infests sheep.
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