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Pediculus capitis vs louse

louse vs Pediculus capitis

Pediculus capitis and louse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Pediculus capitis Yes No No No
louse Yes No No No
As nouns, louse is a hypernym of Pediculus capitis; that is, louse is a word with a broader meaning than Pediculus capitis:
  • Pediculus capitis: infests the head and body of humans
  • louse: wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
Other hypernyms of Pediculus capitis include sucking louse.
Pediculus capitis (noun) louse (noun)
infests the head and body of humans wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
Difference between Pediculus capitis and louse

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