lice in English

noun
1
a small, wingless, parasitic insect that lives on the skin of mammals and birds.
Head lice are insects living on the human scalp and feeding on blood.
2
a contemptible or unpleasant person.
Since his original plan of using leftover roach motels now seems impractical, Jack must devise a better means of sending these unlicensed louses back to where they belong.

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1. Infestation with lice, especially crab lice; pediculosis.

2. Lice can convey typhus

3. Washing off the lice.

4. Tropical fish lice are sometimes found in fish tanks - higher temperatures kill native lice.

5. An infestation of Body lice occurs when a certain type of lice invade the Body and clothing

6. Beagle ticks and pelt lice.

7. Medical definition of Anoplura: an order of insects comprising the sucking lice and in some classifications the bird lice.

8. Anoplura (Sucking Lice) Ellipoptera Shipley, 1904

9. His clothes were crawling with lice.

10. Her hair was crawling with lice.

11. What's the treatment for head lice?

12. Head lice are an example of this.

13. 7 Pubic lice infest only pubic hair.

14. The sucking lice, Anoplura, are parasites of mammals

15. How can I get rid of head lice?

16. Never before have I seen lice by the bushel.

17. It also easily became a repository for lice.

18. Suborder Anoplura (Order Phthiraptera) COMMON NAME: SUCKING LICE

19. Benzyl alcohol topical is for treating head lice only

20. The mere thought of lice makes my head itch.

21. Benzyl benzoate is used to treat lice and scabies infestations

22. We have to get rid of these damn lice somehow.

23. What can I do to avoid catching head lice?

24. Benzyl alcohol topical is for treating head lice only

25. Put ash in the soap to kill the damn lice.

26. How do I know if my child has head lice?

27. Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.

28. Body lice exist worldwide and infest people of all races

29. The comb must be fine enough to catch the lice - size indicated below - do not confuse lice or their eggs with clumps of dandruff or other debris .

30. Lice, made much of by combatants on other fronts, receive little mention.

31. Keep a look out for head lice and treat if necessary.

32. Combing requires the use of a quality lice and nit removal comb which in turn empowers parents to send their children to school free of lice and nits.

33. Thank you Buggies for keeping my home and family Lice Free! Useful

34. Sucking lice Familiarity information: Anoplura used as a noun is very rare.

35. Aphids are insects in the order Homoptera, also known as plant lice

36. I couldn't thread a needle or see the lice in my hair.

37. Anoplura is a suborder of insects that includes many species of sucking lice

38. Lice, mites, and ticks can convey various forms of typhus, besides other diseases.

39. Lice themselves are best found by combing the hair with a detector comb.

40. The least these damn lice could do is let you die in peace.

41. You'd be a sight more humiliated if Mr. Kennedy's lice gets on you.

42. Lice (Haematopinus suis (L.)) ( Anoplura: Haematopinidae) Infestation of swine from southwestern Mississippi J.MS Acad

43. What does Anoplura mean? A taxonomic suborder within the order Phthiraptera — the sucking lice

44. And head lice can cause other, more serious infections if they are left untreated.

45. Badgers practice good housekeeping, to prevent a build-up of fleas and lice

46. Or have you had enough of death and lice and men chopped up?

47. SHOCK, shame, and guilt are typical reactions of parents whose children contract head lice.

48. In addition, there are infections by protozoa and infestations of pubic lice and scabies.

49. Perfection is relative and, for potato lice or anything else, depends on subjective judgement.

50. Beggaries beggaring beggarism beggarlier beggarliest beggarlike beggarliness beggarlinesses beggarly; Literary usage of Beggar lice