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Louse meaning

  1. A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
  2. A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

Synonyms of Louse

insect bird louse homopteran homopterous insect plant louse disagreeable person unpleasant person dirt ball worm sucking louse biting louse

Related words

Other words often associated with Louse or its synonyms:

writhe invertebrate move wriggle screw twist wrestle arthropod squirm

Using Louse

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea. | A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
  • Useful related words include: insect, bird louse, homopteran, homopterous insect.
  • In the example corpus, louse often appears in combinations such as: louse infestation, to louse, sea louse.

Context around Louse

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sea 2× anti 1× kilkenny 1× chewing 1× body 1× prevent 1×

Often after:

infestation 2× bites 1× shampoo 1× borne 1× inhabit 1× house 1× mallophaga 1× clinging 1× bite 1×

Sentence patterns with Louse

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a chewing louse mallophaga which 1× but a louse can have 1× citation a louse s color 1× could prevent louse infestation 1× happen to louse up whatever 1× of a louse clinging to 1× parasitic sea louse 1× prevalence of louse borne infections 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a study involving 1× but a louse 1× for example in 1× hearing voices coming 1× i tried some 1× if their host 1×

Common sentence endings:

a human hair 1× and pubic hair 1× become considerably darker 1× but neither helped 1× currently cooked up 1× debris of birds 1×

Words around Louse

Just before it in the word index:

louscher 2 lousada 2 lous 12 loury 5 louro 2 lourey 5

Just after it in the word index:

lousiana 4 lousie 3 loustau 2 lousy 100 lout 8 louth 96

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Louse

  • In this selection, "louse" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sea, anti, kilkenny, infestation, bites and shampoo stand out and add context to how "louse" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a chewing louse mallophaga which and but a louse can have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "louse" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with louse

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is an allergic reaction to louse bites. (8 words)

Modern history Drawing of a louse clinging to a human hair. (11 words)

For example, in humans, different species of louse inhabit the scalp and pubic hair. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

If their host dies, lice can opportunistically use phoresis to hitch a ride on a fly and attempt to find a new host. citation A louse's color varies from pale beige to dark gray; however, if feeding on blood, it may become considerably darker. (45 words)

Hearing voices coming from it, however, Coyote opens the basket and the people, the world's first human beings, pour out of it in all directions. citation The Irish songwriter John Lyons (b. 1934) wrote the popular song The Kilkenny Louse House. (42 words)

This is particularly a problem for poverty -stricken populations as they often do not have multiple sets of clothing, preventing them from practicing good hygiene habits that could prevent louse infestation. (31 words)

Example sentences (15)

This is an allergic reaction to louse bites.

But a louse can have a more interesting lifecycle than a lion, when you get close up.

I tried some off the shelf anti louse shampoo and a special comb on her but neither helped.

The system is also designed to look out for a perennially problematic visitor to fish farms - the parasitic sea louse.

A study involving 930 homeless people in Marseilles, France found high rates of seroprevalence to R. prowazekii and a high prevalence of louse-borne infections in the homeless.

For example, in humans, different species of louse inhabit the scalp and pubic hair.

Hearing voices coming from it, however, Coyote opens the basket and the people, the world's first human beings, pour out of it in all directions. citation The Irish songwriter John Lyons (b. 1934) wrote the popular song The Kilkenny Louse House.

If their host dies, lice can opportunistically use phoresis to hitch a ride on a fly and attempt to find a new host. citation A louse's color varies from pale beige to dark gray; however, if feeding on blood, it may become considerably darker.

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It is a chewing louse ( Mallophaga ), which feeds on the feathers and skin debris of birds.

Modern history Drawing of a louse clinging to a human hair.

Quite often, something will happen to louse up whatever scheme she's currently cooked up.

Sea louse infestation in wild juvenile salmon and Pacific herring associated with fish farms off the east-central coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

The body louse has the smallest genome of any known insect; it has been used as a model organism and has been the subject of much research.

The disease is then transmitted to an uninfected human who scratches the louse bite (which itches) and rubs the feces into the wound.

This is particularly a problem for poverty -stricken populations as they often do not have multiple sets of clothing, preventing them from practicing good hygiene habits that could prevent louse infestation.

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Common combinations with louse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "louse" in a sentence?
An example: "This is an allergic reaction to louse bites." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "louse" from authentic English texts.
What does "louse" mean?
Louse means: A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
What are synonyms of "louse"?
Common synonyms of "louse" include: insect, bird louse, homopteran, homopterous insect, plant louse, disagreeable person, unpleasant person, dirt ball. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "louse" are there?
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