lice in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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lice → louse

See also louse

I.louse [Brit laʊs, Am laʊs] N

2. louse <pl louses> (comptemptible person):

louse inf, pej
verme m

II.louse [Brit laʊs, Am laʊs] VB trans arch

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head lice → head louse

See also head louse

head louse <pl head lice> [Am ˈhɛd ˌlaʊs] N

I.louse [Brit laʊs, Am laʊs] N

2. louse <pl louses> (comptemptible person):

louse inf, pej
verme m

II.louse [Brit laʊs, Am laʊs] VB trans arch

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louse up VB [laʊs -] inf (louse [sth] up, louse up [sth])

crab louse [ˈkræbˌlaʊs] N (insect)

head louse <pl head lice> [Am ˈhɛd ˌlaʊs] N

vine louse <pl vine lice> [ˈvaɪnˌlaʊs] N

plant louse <pl plant lice> [Am ˈplænt ˌlaʊs] N

Translations for lice in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

lice in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lice in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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Translations for lice in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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pidocchioso (-a)
lice-infested
pidocchio
louse

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The exact effect these lice have on the host is largely unknown.
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This is a phoretic association and the lice do not feed on the flies.
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The right whale's callosities appear white due to large colonies of cyamids or whale lice.
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There is no product or method which assures 100% destruction of the eggs and hatched lice after a single treatment.
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As a result, they suffered from malnutrition, a variety of diseases, and were often unclean, lice-ridden, and prone to illness.
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A standard feeding period took thirty to forty-five minutes, and was repeated with the same lice colony for twelve days.
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He also described two families, four subfamilies, 53 genera and subgenera, and approximately 866 species and subspecies of bird lice throughout his career.
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Many lice attach their eggs to their host's hair with specialized saliva; the saliva/hair bond is very difficult to sever without specialized products.
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If no living lice are found, the treatment was successful, even if nits/eggs are visible on the hair.
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The farmed salmon are transferring lice and disease to the wild salmon.
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