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booklouse

or book louse

[ book-lous ]

noun

, plural book·lice [book, -lahys].
  1. any of numerous minute, wingless insects of the order Psocoptera, often living among books or papers.

booklouse

/ ˈbʊkˌlaʊs /

noun

  1. any small insect of the order Psocoptera , esp Trogium pulsatorium ( common booklouse ), a wingless species that feeds on bookbinding paste, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of booklouse1

First recorded in 1865–70; book + louse

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