Meaning of sugar louse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A silverfish
   obsolete
2. A sugar mite
   obsolete

Examples

“Thysanura […] an unimportant group, consisting mostly of very small creatures, sugar-lice and spring-tails, which live⟳ in dark, damp cellars, or in sugar stores, and can be seen hopping or springing about and shunning the light⟳”

“If a spoonful of such sugar be dissolved in a small cupful of water, the dirt slowly sinks to the bottom, while sugar lice (Acari), if present⟳, speedily come⟳ to the surface, where they swim⟳ about vigorously, their movements being apparent to the naked eye.”

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