louse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

I.louse [Brit laʊs, Am laʊs] N

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

louse inf, pej

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

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 louse in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

louse in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The contents of the louse abdomen (its feces) was removed and then ground up into a paste.
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The fish does not die, it shares the food with the louse inadvertently.
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The adult louse has a short broad head, broad sensorial on segments 4 and 5 of its antennae.
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A louse's egg is commonly called a nit.
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It is a sea louse, a parasite living on salmon.
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It acts like a suction cup in holding the louse on the fish.
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The sand based soils have also had the benefit of keeping the phylloxera louse at bay.
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The louse is also known to cause alopecia (hair loss) from scratching that can lead to infection.
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After hatching, the louse nymph leaves behind its egg shell (usually known as nit), still attached to the hair shaft.
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To locate its host, the fish louse uses vision, olfaction, and mechanical sensation.
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