CRAB LOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crab louse mean? 

• CRAB LOUSE (noun)
  The noun CRAB LOUSE has 1 sense:

1. a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

  Familiarity information: CRAB LOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRAB LOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

crab; crab louse; Phthirius pubis; pubic louse

Hypernyms ("crab louse" is a kind of...):

louse; sucking louse (wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals)

Holonyms ("crab louse" is a member of...):

genus Phthirius; genus Phthirus; Phthirius; Phthirus (true lice: crab lice)

 Context examples 

The parasite, also known as crab lice, is transmitted through skin to skin contact with an infected person or through direct contact with infested objects.

(Pediculosis Pubis, NCI Thesaurus)