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Louse vs Kouse - What's the difference?

louse | kouse |

As nouns the difference between louse and kouse

is that louse is a small parasitic wingless insect of the order phthiraptera while kouse is a plant or herb with edible roots, in the genus (taxlink), used in traditional native american foods and medicines.

As a verb louse

is to remove lice from the body of a person or animal; to delouse.

louse

English

(wikipedia louse)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera .
  • (colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who has recently taken an action considered deceitful or indirectly harmful.

    • Synonyms

    * (insect) (North America) cootie * (contemptible person) maggot, worm

    Derived terms

    * body louse * booklouse * crab louse * head louse * louser * lousy * pubic louse * sea louse * three skips of a louse

    Verb

    (lous)
  • To remove lice from the body of a person or animal; to delouse.

    • Synonyms

    * delouse

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals English words with multiple plurals

    kouse

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A plant or herb with edible roots, in the genus (taxlink), used in traditional Native American foods and medicines.

    • See also

    * (Lomatium)

    References