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barklouse
or bark louse
[ bahrk-lous ]
noun
, plural bark·lice [bahrk, -lahys].
- any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barklouse1
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Example Sentences
But in 2014, a tiny insect called the barklouse broke even that rule when researchers reported that the females of all four species of a genus found in the caves of Brazil had a penis.
From Washington Post
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