"headlouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headlice [plural]
Etymology: From head + louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|head|louse}} head + louse, {{cog|frr|hoodlüs|t=headlouse}} North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), {{cog|nl|hoofdluis|t=headlouse}} Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), {{cog|sv|huvudlus|t=headlouse}} Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), {{cog|is|höfuðlús|t=headlouse}} Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”) Head templates: {{en-noun|headlice}} headlouse (plural headlice)
  1. Alternative form of head louse Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: head louse
    Sense id: en-headlouse-en-noun-oKVtcbPx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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