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bark⋅louse

[bahrk-lous]
–noun, plural -lice [-lahys] .
any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
Also, bark louse.
Compare psocid.


Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; bark 2 + louse
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bark-louse

noun
any of several insects living on the bark of plants 
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