lice
Americannoun
noun
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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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