louse
Signification (English)
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- A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
- (colloquial) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
Concepts
Synonyms
biting louse
bird louse
louse egg
plant louse
dirt ball
contemptible person
head-louse
Phthiraptera
common louse
human head louse
pick out louse
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/laʊs/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English lous, lows, lowse, from Old English lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-. See also West Frisian lûs, Dutch luis, German Low German Luus, German Laus; also Welsh llau (“lice”), Tocharian B luwo, maybe Sanskrit यूका (yūkā).
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