body louse

body louse

English

Noun

body louse (plural body lice)

1. A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus humanus corporis), that infests the body and clothes of humans and feeds on blood.

Synonyms

• bosom friend, coot, cootie, cooty, crumb, grayback, pants rabbit, seam cricket, seam squirrel

Translations

parasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis

Czech: veš šatní f Finnish: vaatetäi (fi)

Italian: piattola f, amico per la pelle m Russian: платяная вошь /plat'anája voš/ f

Further reading

• body louse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia