bird louse

noun

1. louse2

Word History and Origins

Origin of bird louse¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Their colour in the many is black and shining, but in the bird-louse of the goose they are quite white and transparent.

From Project Gutenberg

Who could ever imagine that it would feed like a bird-louse and resemble it so closely?

From Project Gutenberg