head louse in English
noun
1
a louse that infests the scalp and hair of the human head and is especially common among schoolchildren.
An intense itch of a particular part of your body may be due to the presence of lice (body lice, head lice , pubic lice).
Use "head louse" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "head louse" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "head louse", or refer to the context using the word "head louse" in the English Dictionary.
1. Actual size in stages of growth of the head louse .
2. Cootie definition, a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse
3. (Anoplura: Pediculidae), is a vector of several diseases, including louse-borne epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and trench fever, whereas the head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer (Anoplura: Pediculidae), is more a pest of social concern.