- 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
The latter is transmitted by lice and produces alternating periods of fever and recovery.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
She sees many children in her class who she thinks would probably be better off at home: “Kids with a lot of green and yellow mucus. We’ve had kids with active lice in school.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
Every morning we awoke with eyelashes gunked with lice.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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