HEAD LOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does head louse mean? 

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

1. infests the head and body of humans

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEAD LOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infests the head and body of humans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

head louse; Pediculus capitis

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

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

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

genus Pediculus; Pediculus (type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans)

 Context examples 

Head lice are parasitic wingless insects.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

This eventually leads to the head lice's death.

(Malathion, NCI Thesaurus)

Permethrin is used to eradicate parasites such as head lice, ticks and scabies from humans and animals.

(Permethrin, NCI Thesaurus)

The eggs (nits) of head lice can be mistaken for dandruff, but they are adherent to the hair shafts.

(Human Head Louse, NCI Thesaurus)

The three types of lice that live on humans are head lice, body lice (also called clothes lice), and pubic lice ("crabs").

(Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Treatment for head lice is recommended for people with an active infestation.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Head lice do not spread disease.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Head lice are most active in the dark.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Personal hygiene has nothing to do with getting head lice.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Children ages 3-11 and their families get head lice most often.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)