booklouse

or book louse

[ book-lous ]

noun,plural book·lice [book-lahys]. /ˈbʊkˌlaɪs/.
  1. any of numerous minute, wingless insects of the order Psocoptera, often living among books or papers.

Origin of booklouse

1
First recorded in 1865–70; book + louse

Words Nearby booklouse

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British Dictionary definitions for booklouse

booklouse

/ (ˈbʊkˌlaʊs) /


nounplural -lice
  1. any small insect of the order Psocoptera, esp Trogium pulsatorium (common booklouse), a wingless species that feeds on bookbinding paste, etc

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