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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A parasitic louse (Pediculus humanus subsp. capitis) that infests the human scalp and causes itching.
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- noun A
parasitic insect , Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of ahuman and feeds onblood .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun infests the head and body of humans
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