sucking louse

American  

noun

1. louse1

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sucking louse British  

noun

1. any insect of the order Anoplura See louse

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Etymology

Origin of sucking louse

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The lice we carry around are sucking lice.

From Scientific American

Nits: the eggs of sucking lice; specifically when attached to a hair: in general, though rarely, applied in the singular to an egg.

From Project Gutenberg

We should examine the parts of the skin covered by the long hair for the sucking lice; and the withers, abdomen and limbs for the biting lice.

From Project Gutenberg

Anoplura: wingless species without metamorphosis, habits epizoötic, thoracic segments similarly developed: a composite aggregation which includes both the biting and sucking lice.

From Project Gutenberg

Parasitica: the sucking lice: wingless; without metamorphosis; mouth with piercing lancets; thoracic segments similar; habits epizoötic.

From Project Gutenberg