crab louse
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crab louse
noun crab lice
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A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.
Similar: crab, pubic louse
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noun insect
| Español | ladilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사면발니 samyeonballi |
| 日本語 | 毛虱 kejirami |
| 中文 | 陰蝨 /阴虱 yīnshī |
| Português | piolho do púbis, carango, chato, piolho púbico |
| Français | morpion |
| Deutsch | Filzlaus, Sackratte |
| Italiano | piattola, pidocchio del pube |
| Română | păduche lat, lățel, păduche pubian |
| Русский | лобко́вая вошь lobkóvaja vošʹ, мандаво́шка mandavóška |
| Tiếng Việt | rận mu |
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title = {crab louse},
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