head louse

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.

Equivalents

Españolpiojo de la cabeza

DeutschKopflaus

Portuguêspiolho-da-cabeça

13 more languages

Cymraeglleuen pen

Gaeilgetreaghdán

हिन्दीजूँ

Italianopidocchio del capo

한국어머릿니

Kurdîîna

Македонскивошка

Русскийголовна́я вошь

Svenskahuvudlus

ไทยเหา

Tiếng Việtchay chấy chichí

Yorùbáina

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

head man head money head movement head note head of government head of hair

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