louse
A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
Other meanings
A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
The currency sign ¤.
Synonyms
- sucking louse
A kind of
- insect
Kinds of louse
- common louse
- head louse
- body louse
- pubic louse
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "lūs".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “louse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.