booklouse

or book louse

[ book-lous ]

/ ˈbʊkˌlaʊs /

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noun, plural book·lice

[book-lahys]. /ˈbʊkˌlaɪs/.

any of numerous minute, wingless insects of the order Psocoptera, often living among books or papers.

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Origin of booklouse

First recorded in 1865–70; book + louse

Words nearby booklouse

booklet, booklet pane, booklight, book list, booklore, booklouse, booklover, book lung, bookmaker, bookman, bookmark

British Dictionary definitions for booklouse

booklouse

/ (ˈbʊkˌlaʊs) /

noun plural -lice

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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