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sucking louse
noun
- louse1
sucking louse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sucking louse1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sucking louse1
so named because it has a mouth adapted for sucking the body fluids of its host
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Example Sentences
The lice we carry around are sucking lice.
From Scientific American
Phthiriasis: a diseased condition of the skin caused by sucking lice.
From Project Gutenberg
We should examine the parts of the skin covered by the long hair for the sucking lice; and the withers, abdomen and limbs for the biting lice.
From Project Gutenberg
Parasitica: the sucking lice: wingless; without metamorphosis; mouth with piercing lancets; thoracic segments similar; habits epizoötic.
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Anoplura: wingless species without metamorphosis, habits epizoötic, thoracic segments similarly developed: a composite aggregation which includes both the biting and sucking lice.
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