lice

CEFRC1

/laɪs/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    Small insects that live on people or animals and feed on blood.

Examples

  • The plural form of "louse" is "lice".

  • Why do you itch so much? Could you have lice?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

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Question 1 · Quick check

The school nurse found eggs, called nits, attached to hair shafts, confirming an infestation of blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English lys, from Old English lȳs.