sucking louse
noun
: any of an order (Anoplura) of wingless insects comprising the true lice with mouthparts adapted to sucking body fluids
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Only one animal parasite, the pygmy hog-sucking louse, is currently included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, and none are included on the U.S. Endangered Species List.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2022
When the pygmy hog-sucking louse slides toward extinction, who but the pygmy hog cares?
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
The blood-sucking louses usually make their way from head to head, leaving children (and occasionally their caregivers), scratching, itching, and generally uncomfortable with idea of teeny-tiny parasites crawling all over their scalps.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2018
The blood-sucking louses usually make their way from head to head, leaving children (and occasionally their caregivers), scratching, itching and generally uncomfortable with idea of teeny-tiny parasites crawling all over their scalps.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 17 Oct. 2017
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2022
When the pygmy hog-sucking louse slides toward extinction, who but the pygmy hog cares?
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
The blood-sucking louses usually make their way from head to head, leaving children (and occasionally their caregivers), scratching, itching, and generally uncomfortable with idea of teeny-tiny parasites crawling all over their scalps.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2018
The blood-sucking louses usually make their way from head to head, leaving children (and occasionally their caregivers), scratching, itching and generally uncomfortable with idea of teeny-tiny parasites crawling all over their scalps.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 17 Oct. 2017
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