head louse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From head + louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”).
Meanings
- A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| head lice | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| headlouse | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (40)
pt piolho-da-cabeça (insect) · yo iná (insect) · fo høvuðlús (insect) · za raeu (insect) · ru головна́я вошь (insect) · nn hovudlus (insect) · shn ႁဝ် (insect) · cdm सेक् (insect) · vi chấy (insect) · zag we (insect) · hi जूँ (insect) · nb hodelus (insect) · ca poll del cabell (insect) · it pidocchio del capo (insect) · igl íná (insect) · yur mohkoh (insect) · pzh kusu (insect) · sxr kucu'u (insect) · kha ksi (insect) · de Kopflaus (insect) · ksw သူၣ် (insect) · vi chí (insect) · ja 人虱 (insect) · cmn 頭蝨 /头虱 (insect) · ro păduche de cap (insect) · cdm स्रय्क् (insect) · ga treaghdán (insect) · cy lleuen pen (insect) · es piojo de la cabeza (insect) · ga babhdaí (insect) · lo ເຫົາ (insect) · ga míol gruaige (insect) · fi päätäi (insect) · th เหา (insect) · et peatäi (insect) · mk во́шка (insect) · ko 머릿니 (insect) · da hovedlus (insect) · unm xaihu (insect) · sv huvudlus (insect)