Meaning of louse in English. louse. noun [ C ] us / laʊs / uk / laʊs / plural lice. Add to word list Add to word list. a very small insect that lives on the bodies or in the hair of people and animals. IMNATURE/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. The plural of "louse" is "lice." Lice spread diseases such as typhus. Lice cannot survive for long if removed from their host. Some words do not form their plurals by adding 's' to the end but by changing their forms (e.g., man becomes men, foot becomes feet, tooth becomes teeth). Are You Good at Plurals? Here's a quick test. plural of cello celles From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Insects louse1 /laʊs/ noun [ countable] 1 (plural lice /laɪs/) a small insect that lives on the hair or skin of people or animals 2 (plural louses) informal someone who is nasty and unpleasant Examples from the Corpus louse • I did comb out a single dead louse, and we inspected it o Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about lice. Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of LICE is plural of louse. /laʊs/ /laʊs/ IPA guide Other forms: lice; louses A louse is a tiny insect that lives on the skin of animals and people. If you find a louse in your hair, you'll have to treat your scalp to get rid of any of its friends that might still be lurking there. ttdZA.

plural of louse