Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

booklouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: book-louse
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the small insects that feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocodea.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English louse English booklouse From book + louse. So called because they feed on bookbinding glue.

Inflected Forms

booklice (plural)

Synonyms

bookmite book louse deathwatch liposcelis divinatorius

Questions

What does booklouse mean?: Any of the small insects that feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocodea.
Where does booklouse come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English louse English booklouse From book + louse. So called because they feed on bookbinding glue.

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