Louse (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect.
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He was a louse for abandoning his wife and kids without paying a dime in child support.
- The politician was exposed as a louse after it was discovered she had been embezzling funds for years.
- Many people considered the corrupt businessman a louse for exploiting his employees and mistreating the environment.
- He was a complete louse for stealing his best friend's girlfriend and then pretending like nothing had happened.
- The arrogant and entitled socialite was regarded by many as a louse for constantly belittling and degrading those she considered to be below her.
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Meaning 2
Any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- A common louse on rose plants is the green peach aphid.
- A louse that causes considerable damage to trees is the spittlebug.
- White pine trees are frequently infested with the eastern white pine louse.
- Woolly alder lice, a type of louse, cover their bodies in cottony fibers.
- Onion fields often need treatment for control of the onion louse.
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Meaning 3
Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 4
Wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.