booklouse

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booklouse

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From book + louse. So called because they feed on bookbinding glue.

noun booklice

Any of the small insects that feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocodea.
Similar: bookmite

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"booklouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/booklouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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booklouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/booklouse

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"booklouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/booklouse.

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@misc{booklouse_2026,
  title = {booklouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/booklouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}