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bird louse
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noun
See under louse (def. 2).
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Origin of bird louse
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby bird louse
birdie, birding, bird in the hand, birdlike, birdlime, bird louse, birdman, bird-nesting, bird of ill omen, bird of paradise, bird of passage
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How to use bird louse in a sentence
Their colour in the many is black and shining, but in the bird-louse of the goose they are quite white and transparent.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William KirbyWho could ever imagine that it would feed like a bird-louse and resemble it so closely?
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby