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lice

American  
[lahys] / laɪs /

noun

  1. the plural of louse.


lice British  
/ laɪs /

noun

  1. the plural of louse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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While starving and battling lice, the young women distracted themselves by fantasizing about food.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Others do not, viewing the bots as sidewalk lice that create hazards and take jobs from humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Monkeys that soaked in the warm water had different patterns of lice on their bodies and differences in certain gut bacteria.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

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

From Salon • May 18, 2025

Now, like the other prisoners, his head had been shaved, probably to prevent lice.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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