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crab louse

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A sucking louse (Phthirus pubis) that generally infests the pubic region and causes severe itching.

crab louse

Noun

a parasitic louse living in the pubic area of humans

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crab louse

crab louse - a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

Phthirius pubis, pubic louse, crab

louse, sucking louse - wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

genus Phthirius, genus Phthirus, Phthirius, Phthirus - true lice: crab lice

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