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morpion

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)piən/

Where it comes from

From French, from mordre (“to bite”) + Latin pedis (“louse”).

noun morpions

obsolete A louse. His Flea, his Morpion, and Punese, He 'ad gotten for his proper Ease

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

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

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

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@misc{morpion_2026,
  title = {morpion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morpion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}