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Booklouse
UK
/ˈbʊk.laʊs/
US
/ˈbʊk.laʊs/
Translation of "booklouse" into Russian
booklouse
Noun
UK
/ˈbʊk.laʊs/
US
/ˈbʊk.laʊs/
booklouse
booklice pl
книжная вошь
The booklouse is often found in old libraries.
Книжная вошь часто встречается в старых библиотеках.
Definitions
booklouse
Noun
UK
/ˈbʊk.laʊs/
US
/ˈbʊk.laʊs/
Any of various minute insects of the order Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera), especially of the family Liposcelididae, that are commonly found in old books and other paper products where they feed on mold, mildew, or starch.
The conservator discovered a booklouse hiding between the pages of the seventeenth-century folio.
The insect considered collectively as a pest of libraries and archives.
Booklouse can be a serious problem in humid storage rooms.
booklouse
Adjective
UK
/ˈbʊk.laʊs/
US
/ˈbʊk.laʊs/
Relating to, caused by, or consisting of booklice.
The archivists treated the manuscripts for booklouse damage.