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HEAD LOUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infests the head and body of humans
Synonyms:
head louse; Pediculus capitis
Classified under:
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)
Context examples:
Head lice are extremely contagious.
(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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