louse - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

Synonyms

• louse
• sucking louse

More generic

• insect

More specific

• Pediculus capitis
• Pediculus corporis
• Pediculus humanus
• Phthirius pubis
• body louse
• common louse
• cootie
• crab
• crab louse
• head louse
• pubic louse

Related

• Anoplura
• order Anoplura

Noun

wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds

Synonyms

• bird louse
• biting louse
• louse

More generic

• insect

More specific

• Menopon gallinae
• Menopon palladum
• chicken louse
• shaft louse

Related

• Mallophaga
• order Mallophaga

Noun

any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants

Synonyms

• louse
• plant louse

More generic

• homopteran
• homopterous insect

More specific

• Phylloxera vitifoleae
• adelgid
• aphid
• grape louse
• grape phylloxera
• jumping plant louse
• oak blight
• psylla
• psyllid

Noun

a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

Synonyms

• dirt ball
• insect
• louse
• worm

More generic

• disagreeable person
• unpleasant person

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