- plural of louse.
lice
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Lice are spread by direct contact with the hair or items that an infested person has used, like hats, combs, brushes, towels, pillows, beds or even stuffed animals.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
Lice and chicken pox have spread, he said, and on Wednesday morning alone he treated four cases of meningitis.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Lice may even offer clues to ancient relationships not captured by human DNA or archaeological evidence, says Mikkel Winther Pedersen, a molecular paleoecologist at the University of Copenhagen who wasn’t involved in the study.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023
Lice attach their eggs to the hair of the person they’re on.
From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 15, 2022
He slept under a blanket that held “double its Weight of Vermin such as Lice Fleas & c.”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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