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Meaning of "booklouse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOOKLOUSE

booklouse  [ˈbʊkˌlaʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOKLOUSE

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Booklouse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOOKLOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Psocoptera

Psocoptera are an order of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. They first appeared in the Permian period, 295–248 million years ago. They are often regarded as the most primitive of the hemipteroids. Their name originates from the Greek word ψῶχος, psokos meaning gnawed or rubbed and πτερά, ptera meaning wings. There are more than 5,500 species in 41 families in three suborders. Many of these species have only been described in recent years. They range in size from 1–10 millimeters in length. The species known as booklice received their common name because they are commonly found amongst old books—they feed upon the paste used in binding. The barklice are found harmlessly on trees, feeding on algae and lichen. No member of this order is currently considered endangered; in fact, in 2007, Atlantopsocus adustus, a species native to Madeira and the Canary Islands, was found to have colonized the mild Cornish coast of southwest England. In the 2000s, morphological and molecular evidence has shown that the parasitic lice evolved from within the psocopteran suborder Troctomorpha.

Definition of booklouse in the English dictionary

The definition of booklouse in the dictionary is any small insect of the order Psocoptera, esp Trogium pulsatorium, a wingless species that feeds on bookbinding paste, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOOKLOUSE


clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
delouse
diːˈlaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
flouse
flaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
house
haʊs
Klaus
klaʊs
lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs
louse
laʊs
mouse
maʊs
Nicklaus
ˈnɪklaʊs
nous
naʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
spouse
spaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
Strauss
straʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs
Winehouse
waɪnˌhaʊs
woodlouse
ˈwʊdˌlaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOOKLOUSE

booking office
bookish
bookishly
bookishness
bookland
bookless
booklet
booklice
booklight
booklore
bookmaker
bookmaking
bookmaking firm
bookman
bookmark
bookmarker
bookmobile
bookplate
bookrack
books

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOOKLOUSE

bird louse
biting louse
blouse
chicken louse
crab louse
Father of the House
fish louse
girl´s blouse
jalouse
jealouse
jumping plant louse
lady of the house
middy blouse
overblouse
plant louse
sucking louse
the House
Toulouse
water louse
White House

Synonyms and antonyms of booklouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «booklouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOOKLOUSE

Find out the translation of booklouse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of booklouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «booklouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

booklouse
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

booklouse
570 millions of speakers

English

booklouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

booklouse
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

booklouse
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

booklouse
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

booklouse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

booklouse
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poux des livres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buku buku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

booklouse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

booklouse
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

booklouse
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak wedhi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

booklouse
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புத்தகப் பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुक-लाऊझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

booklouse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

booklouse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

booklouse
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

booklouse
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

booklouse
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

booklouse
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

booklouse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

booklouse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

booklouse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of booklouse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOKLOUSE»

The term «booklouse» is used very little and occupies the 192.579 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOKLOUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about booklouse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOKLOUSE»

Discover the use of booklouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to booklouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
Liposcelis bostrychophilus, the booklouse Lepinotus patruelis prefers grain stores and Trogium pulsatorium, another species that that prefers kitchens to libraries outhouses favours cooler places What's moving in the muesli? Booklice are ...
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Insect Symbiosis
... tarsevichiae [AF503168] □ Kytorhinus sharpianus [AB021128] 100 r Cerobasis guestfalica Gwynedd [DQ652596] L C. guestfalica Anglesey [ DQ652595] oogen., booklouse oogen., booklouse oogen., booklouse oogen., booklouse oogen., ...
Kostas Bourtzis, Thomas A. Miller, 2008
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Embraced
I meant to say booklouse. Yes, he was indeed a booklouse, widely regarded as voracious devourers of books and all sorts of scholarly papers. Sometimes they have even been known to consume the wooden shelves the books come on.
‎2009
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Stored-grain pests
United States. Stored-Product Insects Research Branch. BN-3109 Figure 56. — Booklouse or psocid. Enlarged. Figure 58. — The oriental cockroach: a, Female; b, male;. smaller and of a lighter color. These insects are widely distributed in ...
United States. Stored-Product Insects Research Branch, 1965
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American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North ...
Subfamily Liposcelidinae Liposcelis Motschulsky Twenty-four species, of which the following is an example: L. bostrychophilus Badonell (Booklouse). This species is commonly believed to be the often seen booklouse. It is wingless. This, and ...
Ross H. Arnett, Jr., 2000
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Peterson First Guide to Urban Wildlife
BOOKLOUSE V8 in. Booklice are not true lice. but pale. wingless insects that usually feed on organic matter such as book paste. They look a little like tiny termites with protruding eyes. The Booklouse can infest houses. eating wallpaper and ...
Roger Tory Peterson, 1998
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Insects of the Great Lakes Region
104 Insects of the Great Lakes Region deathwatch, Trogium pulsatoram (L.), makes the infamous ticking sound that was once thought to be a warning of death . However, the sound is nothing more than a method of booklouse communication.
Gary A. Dunn, 1996
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Journal of Biological Education
The domestic booklouse: its biology Seen for the first time, Liposcelis bostrychophilus appears to be a small elongate brown speck slowly moving over the surface. Undisturbed, it either remains stationary or characteristically moves with short ...
9
A World in One Cubic Foot: Portraits of Biodiversity
Spider Leafhopper Wasp Booklouse Midge House fly False honey ant, Preno/ epis imparis Fruit fly, Drosophi/a sp. Fruit fly, Drosophi/a sp. Scuttle fly Fly Chalcidoid wasp Fruit fly, Drosophi/a sp. Wasp Spider Midge Wasp Fruit fly, Drosophi/a sp.
David Liittschwager, 2012
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The Bug Alphabet Book of Rhymes & Verse
Belinda Booklousc In the Natural History section on library shelf two, In a book that's been repaired with stitching and glue, Belinda Booklouse, the Wingless creature, resides at Chapter Ten, Under page ninety nine, in her paper-folded den.
Wayne Page, 2013

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOKLOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term booklouse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top 10 facts about rabbits
Miffy is the only rabbit with a species of booklouse named after her. Trichadenotecnum miffy has a rabbit-shaped appendage on its abdomen. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Brantford weed and pest control business delivers...
The booklouse, carpet beetles, clothes moths, carpenter ants – all have attached themselves to us for centuries. Even wasps, bees, and hornets ... «Brant News, Jul 14»
3
Between the Pages
I pulled it free and felt the weight of age, ripe for the booklouse taking. The bottom edge had yellowed where it'd spent decades with a foot ... «The Millions, Jul 10»

REFERENCE
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