Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sucking louse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: suck-ing louse
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any louse of the suborder Anoplura.

Example Sentences

"The tailed Old World monkeys (Cercopithecidae) support sucking lice of a distinct genus, Pedicinus which has certain similarities to Pediculus and has been placed by most authorities (though not by Ferris) in the Pediculidae."
"Of the 200 or so species of sucking lice, only three infest man: the body louse, Pediculus humanus, the head louse, P. capitis and the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis (also known as the crab louse)."
"In fact, if, as claimed, the "love lice" don't consume blood, then they're not pubic lice, or any other kind of sucking lice, either, since all sucking lice require blood (not dead skin cells) to live."

Inflected Forms

sucking lice (plural)

Phrases

dog sucking louse horse sucking louse

Synonyms

anopluran louse

Questions

What does sucking louse mean?: Any louse of the suborder Anoplura.

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