body louse

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body louse

noun body lice

A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus humanus corporis), that infests the body and clothes of humans and feeds on blood.
Similar: bosom friend, coot, cootie, cooty, crumb, grayback, pants rabbit, seam cricket, seam squirrel, kutu

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noun parasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis

日本語	人虱 hitojirami
中文	體蝨 /体虱 tǐshī
Italiano	piattola, amico per la pelle
Русский	платяная вошь platjanaja vošʹ
Tiếng Việt	rận

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@misc{body_louse_2026,
  title = {body louse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/body%20louse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}