lice

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lice

  • /laɪs/

Rhymes with -aɪs

Where it comes from

From Middle English lys, from Old English lȳs.

noun

  1. plural plural of louse
  2. proscribed louse

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bug, cockroach, contention, creep, litty, parasite, parasites, pests, scum, spouse, vermin, cootie, pediculus, pediculid, ectoparasite, nit

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

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

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

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@misc{lice_2026,
  title = {lice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}