Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [burd noun lous]
- /bɜrd noun laʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [burd noun lous]
- /bɜrd noun laʊs/
Definitions of bird louse words
- noun bird louse any of an order (Mallophaga) of small, wingless insects with biting mouthparts, that live as external parasites on birds 3
- noun bird louse See under louse (def 2). 1
- noun plural bird louse any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse) 1
- noun plural bird louse any insect of the order Mallophaga (bird louse, biting louse, or chewing louse) parasitic on birds and mammals, having mouthparts adapted for biting. 1
- noun plural bird louse plant louse. 1
- noun plural bird louse Slang. a contemptible person, especially an unethical one. 1
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Origin of bird louse
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bird louse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bird louse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bird louse usage trend in Literature
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