Definitions for NITnɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nitnɪt(n.)
the egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse.
Category: Entomology
the young of such an insect.
Category: Entomology
Origin of nit:
bef. 900; ME nite, OE hnitu, c. D neet
nitnɪt(n.)
Category: Common Vocabulary, British
Ref: Chiefly Brit. nitwit.
Origin of nit:
by shortening
Princeton's WordNet
nit(noun)
a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
nit(noun)
egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
Webster Dictionary
Nit(noun)
the egg of a louse or other small insect
Translations for NIT
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
nit(noun)
the egg of a louse or other small insect (eg found in a person's hair).
- neetAfrikaans
- صُؤابَ: بَيْضَة القَمِلArabic
- гнидаBulgarian
- lêndeaPortuguese (BR)
- hnidaCzech
- die NisseGerman
- luseægDanish
- κόνιδαGreek
- liendreSpanish
- tingEstonian
- تخم حشره کوچکFarsi
- täin munaFinnish
- lenteFrench
- בֵּיצֵי כִינִיםHebrew
- छोटे कीड़ों का अंडा, जू का अंडाHindi
- gnjidaCroatian
- sörkeHungarian
- telur kutuIndonesian
- nitIcelandic
- lendine, uovo di pidocchioItalian
- しらみの卵Japanese
- 이, 기생충의 알Korean
- glindaLithuanian
- gnīdaLatvian
- telur kutuMalay
- neetDutch
- luseeggNorwegian
- gnidaPolish
- تخم حشره کوچکPersian
- د حشراتو هګىPashto
- lêndeaPortuguese
- lindinăRomanian
- гнидаRussian
- hnidaSlovak
- gnidaSlovenian
- gnjidaSerbian
- gnetSwedish
- ไข่เหาThai
- sirke, yavşakTurkish
- (頭蝨小昆蟲等的)卵Chinese (Trad.)
- гнидаUkrainian
- ليکھ، جوں کا انڈہUrdu
- trứng chấy, rậnVietnamese
- （虱等的）幼虫，卵Chinese (Simp.)
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