louse
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We get hints that Paul’s previous self was a louse, but Holland’s smile is so soft that it’s hard to believe he was ever a nasty, selfish jerk.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
The human louse is a wingless, blood-sucking parasite that lives its entire life on its host.
From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023
Along our evolutionary journey from monkey-like primates to bipedal apes to big-brained humans, we have had the company of an extraordinarily loyal companion: Pediculus humanus, otherwise known as the human louse.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2023
“We can see the louse DNA reflected in our own history.”
From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023
Sam Westing, the louse, has cheated him again.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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