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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various lice of the suborder Anoplura that have mouthparts capable of piercing and sucking and that feed on the blood of mammals, including humans.
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- noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
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