head louse

== English == === Alternative forms === headlouse === Etymology === From head +‎ louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”). === 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 ==== ==== See also ==== nit