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lice

American  
[lahys] / laɪs /

noun

  1. the plural of louse.


lice British  
/ laɪs /

noun

  1. the plural of louse

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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

W. H. Auden once wrote of a miserable Roman soldier guarding a cold, rain-soaked wall in northern Europe, mentioning "lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose."

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

She was described as gaunt, with dark rings under her eyes and the worst case of head lice an expert had seen in her 30-year career.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

“O nwere igwu. I found lice eggs in her hair this morning.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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