PUBIC LOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pubic louse mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUBIC 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 ("pubic louse" is a kind of...):

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

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

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

 Context examples 

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)