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单词 crab louse
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crab louse

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noun

See under louse (def. 1).

Origin of crab louse

First recorded in 1540–50

Words nearby crab louse

crabby, crab cactus, crab canon, crabeater, crab grass, crab louse, crabmeat, Crab Nebula, crab-plover, crabs, crab's eye
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Example sentences from the Web for crab louse

  • At the same spot are two trees, one of which is called the ordinary louse tree, the other, the crab-louse tree.

    The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim

  • Yon cruiser overhauls everything from a crab to a crab-louse.

    Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby

  • Pediculosis pubis is a condition due to the presence of the pediculus pubis, or crab-louse.

    Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for crab louse

crab louse

noun

a parasitic louse, Pthirus (or Phthirus) pubis, that infests the pubic region in man
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Words related to crab louse

venereal disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, clap, social disease, chancroid, chlamydia, crabs, genital herpes, genital warts, herpes simplex, scabies, tabes dorsalis

Medical definitions for crab louse

crab louse
[ krăb ]

n.

A sucking louse that generally infests the pubic region and causes severe itching.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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