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Definition of Lices

Lice
Lice Lice (l[imac]s), n.; pl. of Louse.
Lice
Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. Lice (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab, Dog, etc. 2. Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga. 3. Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid. 4. Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira. Note: The term is also applied to various other parasites; as, the whale louse, beelouse, horse louse. Louse fly (Zo["o]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the group Pupipara. Some of them are wingless, as the bee louse. Louse mite (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of mites which infest mammals and birds, clinging to the hair and feathers like lice. They belong to Myobia, Dermaleichus, Mycoptes, and several other genera.

Meaning of Lices from wikipedia

- different kinds of lice: head lice, body lice, and pubic lice. Head lice and body lice are subspecies of Pediculus hum****, and pubic lice are a separate...
- Racape de La Feuillée at Place des Lices Marché des Lices, a market on w****ly basis for local producers at Place des Lices Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine...
- Place des Lices also known as Place Carnot is a nineteenth century public square in the city of Saint-Tropez, France. Place des Lices is located south...
- (Pediculus hum**** capitis) is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. Head lice are wingless insects that spend their entire lives on the human scalp and...
- Licor 43, or Cuarenta y Tres (Spanish for "43"), is a Spanish liqueur, made in Cartagena, Spain. Licor 43 was invented in 1946 by the siblings Diego, Angel...
- Beggar's lice is a common name for several species of plants and may refer to: Hackelia virginiana Species of the genus Desmodium Species of the genus...
- Fleas and Lice are a Dutch crust punk band from Groningen, Netherlands. Three of the members were originally part of Mushroom Attack, also from the Netherlands...
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- Licor Beirão, commonly simply known as Beirão, is a Portuguese liqueur from the Beira region of Portugal. Originating in the 19th century, it is the most...
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