Definition of booklouse in English:

booklouse

nounPlural bookliceˈbʊklaʊsˈbʊklaʊs

A minute insect that typically has reduced or absent wings, frequently found in buildings where it may cause damage to books and paper.
Liposcelidae and related families in the order Psocoptera: many species, in particular the common Liposcelis bostrychophilus
Example sentencesExamples
- The indoor ones, such as the booklouse are wingless, and can scrape away at books and other organic material.
- The culprits are psocids - or booklice - which are common but harmless insects between one and two millimetres long.
- In these dark & dreary winter months when many of the flashier insects make themselves scarce, the gentle booklice remain faithful companions.
- Psocids or booklice as they are commonly known are small usually dull coloured insects with a body length of 1-10 millimetres.
- The presence of booklice can be quite an annoyance; however, they rarely cause significant damage to items.
- Psocids or booklice are common but harmless insects between 1 mm and 2 mm long, which can survive in dry powdery foods.
- Lightly sprayed or dusting the cracks, crevices, bookshelves, bookbindings, or other places frequented by booklice will provide control.
- The common house-dwelling booklouse is wingless or its wings are reduced to small scale-like, non-functional wings.
- Sweating and high humidities may form in wall voids when new lumber becomes enclosed, encouraging booklouse outbreaks.
- Psocids are also known as booklice because some types of the insect are attracted to delicate materials such as books and furs.

Definition of booklouse in US English:

booklouse

nounˈbʊklaʊsˈbo͝oklous

A minute insect that typically has reduced or absent wings and often lives in books or papers, where it feeds on mold.
Liposcelidae and related families in the order Psocoptera: many species
Example sentencesExamples
- Psocids or booklice as they are commonly known are small usually dull coloured insects with a body length of 1-10 millimetres.
- The indoor ones, such as the booklouse are wingless, and can scrape away at books and other organic material.
- Psocids or booklice are common but harmless insects between 1 mm and 2 mm long, which can survive in dry powdery foods.
- Sweating and high humidities may form in wall voids when new lumber becomes enclosed, encouraging booklouse outbreaks.
- The presence of booklice can be quite an annoyance; however, they rarely cause significant damage to items.
- Psocids are also known as booklice because some types of the insect are attracted to delicate materials such as books and furs.
- Lightly sprayed or dusting the cracks, crevices, bookshelves, bookbindings, or other places frequented by booklice will provide control.
- The culprits are psocids - or booklice - which are common but harmless insects between one and two millimetres long.
- The common house-dwelling booklouse is wingless or its wings are reduced to small scale-like, non-functional wings.
- In these dark & dreary winter months when many of the flashier insects make themselves scarce, the gentle booklice remain faithful companions.

单词	booklouse
释义	Definition of booklouse in English: booklouse nounPlural bookliceˈbʊklaʊsˈbʊklaʊs A minute insect that typically has reduced or absent wings, frequently found in buildings where it may cause damage to books and paper. Liposcelidae and related families in the order Psocoptera: many species, in particular the common Liposcelis bostrychophilus Example sentencesExamples The indoor ones, such as the booklouse are wingless, and can scrape away at books and other organic material. The culprits are psocids - or booklice - which are common but harmless insects between one and two millimetres long. In these dark & dreary winter months when many of the flashier insects make themselves scarce, the gentle booklice remain faithful companions. Psocids or booklice as they are commonly known are small usually dull coloured insects with a body length of 1-10 millimetres. The presence of booklice can be quite an annoyance; however, they rarely cause significant damage to items. Psocids or booklice are common but harmless insects between 1 mm and 2 mm long, which can survive in dry powdery foods. Lightly sprayed or dusting the cracks, crevices, bookshelves, bookbindings, or other places frequented by booklice will provide control. The common house-dwelling booklouse is wingless or its wings are reduced to small scale-like, non-functional wings. Sweating and high humidities may form in wall voids when new lumber becomes enclosed, encouraging booklouse outbreaks. Psocids are also known as booklice because some types of the insect are attracted to delicate materials such as books and furs. Definition of booklouse in US English: booklouse nounˈbʊklaʊsˈbo͝oklous A minute insect that typically has reduced or absent wings and often lives in books or papers, where it feeds on mold. Liposcelidae and related families in the order Psocoptera: many species Example sentencesExamples Psocids or booklice as they are commonly known are small usually dull coloured insects with a body length of 1-10 millimetres. The indoor ones, such as the booklouse are wingless, and can scrape away at books and other organic material. Psocids or booklice are common but harmless insects between 1 mm and 2 mm long, which can survive in dry powdery foods. Sweating and high humidities may form in wall voids when new lumber becomes enclosed, encouraging booklouse outbreaks. The presence of booklice can be quite an annoyance; however, they rarely cause significant damage to items. Psocids are also known as booklice because some types of the insect are attracted to delicate materials such as books and furs. Lightly sprayed or dusting the cracks, crevices, bookshelves, bookbindings, or other places frequented by booklice will provide control. The culprits are psocids - or booklice - which are common but harmless insects between one and two millimetres long. The common house-dwelling booklouse is wingless or its wings are reduced to small scale-like, non-functional wings. In these dark & dreary winter months when many of the flashier insects make themselves scarce, the gentle booklice remain faithful companions.
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