"bark louse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bark lice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bark lice}} bark louse (plural bark lice)
  1. (obsolete) Any insect of the family Coccidae, that infest the bark of trees and vines. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bark_louse-en-noun-vvVD8QhO
  2. Any insect of the order Psocoptera, that live on or near trees and feed on algae and lichen. Categories (lifeform): Barklice, Scale insects Synonyms (any species of order Psocoptera): bark fly, psocid
    Sense id: en-bark_louse-en-noun-~JDF-Ac2 Disambiguation of Barklice: 26 74 Disambiguation of Scale insects: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'any species of order Psocoptera': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bark-louse Related terms: book louse, scale insect

Inflected forms

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