- plural of louse.
lice
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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We get a clear-eyed look at disgust, a nearly universal human response to the likes of maggots, cockroaches, ticks, leeches, slugs and lice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Monkeys that soaked in the warm water had different patterns of lice on their bodies and differences in certain gut bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
An initial assessment revealed that the whale was underweight and had an abnormal amount of whale lice, suggesting she was suffering from some illness or lack of adequate nutrition, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
Same food—thin soup, bad bread—same rules, same lice, same filth.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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