head louse

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Synonyms: head house, headhouse, sea louse, leaf louse, head loss, wheat louse, dead house

Antonyms: head house, headhouse, sea louse, leaf louse, head loss, wheat louse, dead house

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Noun

1. A [[parasitic]] [[insect]], {{taxfmt|Pediculus humanus capitis|subspecies}}, which lives among the hairs on the head of a [[human]] and feeds on [[blood]].

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