- plural of louse.
lice
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To tackle sea lice, the company has deployed underwater cameras that automatically count the number of parasites on each fish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
When the system spots potentially deadly lice, they are zapped by a laser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
These include scabies – caused by mites, lice and bed bugs.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
W. H. Auden once wrote of a miserable Roman soldier guarding a cold, rain-soaked wall in northern Europe, mentioning "lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
“Enos says it’s a place with no wall and no lice and lots of potatoes.”
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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