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Louse vs Pediculus - What's the difference?

louse | pediculus |

As nouns the difference between louse and pediculus

is that louse is a small parasitic wingless insect of the order phthiraptera while pediculus is a louse (of the family ).

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

    pediculus

    English

    Noun

    (pediculi)
  • A louse (of the family )
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