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COOTIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
Synonyms:
body louse; cootie; Pediculus corporis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cootie" is a kind of...):
louse; sucking louse (wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals)
Holonyms ("cootie" is a member of...):
genus Pediculus; Pediculus (type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans)
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