Masculine
pou
Meaning
louse; head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)
Concepts
plant louse
biting louse
Phthiraptera
bacterial protein
fungal protein
microbial proteins
scp
single cell protein
unicellular proteins
bird louse
dirt ball
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/pu/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French pouil, peouil, püil, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, from pēdis, from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-. The singular is a back-formation from the plural (see also genou with the same development).
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