louse#1 (n)
sucking louse (n)

n02183857

type n
lex_filenum 05
def wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
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Hypernym insect
Member holonym Anoplura, order Anoplura
Derivationally related form louse → lousy
Hyponym common louse, Pediculus humanus; head louse, Pediculus capitis; body louse, cootie, Pediculus corporis; crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis
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Derivationally related form lousy → louse
Hyponym insect
Member meronym Anoplura, order Anoplura
Hypernym common louse, Pediculus humanus; head louse, Pediculus capitis; body louse, cootie, Pediculus corporis; crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis

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