booklouse

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

book +‎ louse. So called because they feed on bookbinding glue.

Noun[edit]

booklouse (plural booklice)

  1. Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
    Synonym: bookmite

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