Definitions for crab louse
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
crab′ louse`(n.)
a crablike louse, Phthirus pubis, that infests pubic hair and other body hair in humans.
Category: Entomology
Origin of crab louse:
1540–50
Princeton's WordNet
crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis(noun)
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
Wiktionary
crab louse(Noun)
A parasitic insect, Phthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.
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