head louse

Meaning

A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.

Synonyms

head lice

louse

body louse

Pediculus capitis

body lice

head-louse

human head louse

nit

nits

Pediculus humanus

Translations

Kopflaus

hoofdluis

Pediculus capitis

Pediculus humanus capitis

pediculus humanus

Pediculus capitis

pidocchio del cuoio capelluto

pidocchio del capo

luis

piolho

Pediculus humanus

piolho da cabeça

piojo

piojo de la cabeza

poll

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Etymology

Cognate with Northern Frisian: hoodlüs

Cognate with Dutch: hoofdluis

Cognate with Swedish: huvudlus

Cognate with Icelandic: höfuðlús

In summary

From head + louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”).