body louse

bod·y louse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bod-ee noun lous]
- /ˈbɒd i noun laʊs/
- /ˈbɒdi laʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bod-ee noun lous]
- /ˈbɒd i noun laʊs/

Definitions of body louse words

noun body louse See under louse (def 1). 1
noun plural body 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 body 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 body louse plant louse. 1
noun plural body louse Slang. a contemptible person, especially an unethical one. 1
verb with object body louse to delouse. 1

See all 7 definitions of body louse

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Origin of body louse

First appearance:

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1565-75

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Parts of speech for Body louse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Body louse

body louse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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