BOOKLOUSE

booklouse, book louse, deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatorius

(noun) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

booklouse (plural booklice)

Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.

Source: Wiktionary



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