head louse

See also: headlouse

English

Noun

head louse (plural head lice)

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

Translations

insect

Catalan: poll del cabell m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 頭蝨 (zh), 头虱 (zh) (tóushī)
Finnish: päätäi (fi)
German: Kopflaus (de) f
Hindi: जूँ (hi) (jū̃)
Irish: treaghdán m, míol gruaige m, babhdaí m
Italian: pidocchio del capo m
Lao: ເຫົາ (hao)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hodelus m, f

Nynorsk: hovudlus f

Portuguese: piolho da cabeça m
Romanian: păduche de cap
Russian: головна́я вошь f (golovnája vošʹ)
S'gaw Karen: သူၣ် (thù)
Shan: ႁဝ် (hǎw)
Spanish: piojo de la cabeza m
Thai: เหา (hǎo)
Vietnamese: chấy (vi), chí (vi)

See also

nit

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