head louse

English - Turkish

Definition of head louse in English Turkish dictionary

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Saç biti

(Çoğul hali: head lice) Saçların arasında yuvalanan bit, saç biti

Related Terms

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English - English

Definition of head louse in English English dictionary

A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood

A louse which infests the hair of the human head. [Pediculus humanus capitis.]

infests the head and body of humans

Turkish pronunciation

hed laus

Pronunciation

/ˈhed ˈlous/ /ˈhɛd ˈlaʊs/

Etymology

[ 'hed ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English hed, from Old English hEafod; akin to Old High German houbit head, Latin caput.