louse
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
Types & categories
- insect hypernym
- common louse hyponym
- head louse hyponym
- body louse hyponym
- crab louse hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Anoplura member holonym
Related & opposite
- lousy derivation
Sense 2 noun
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
Types & categories
- unpleasant person hypernym
Sense 3 noun
any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
Types & categories
- homopterous insect hypernym
- aphid hyponym
- adelgid hyponym
- grape louse hyponym
- jumping plant louse hyponym
- oak blight hyponym
Related & opposite
- lousy derivation
Sense 4 noun
wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
Types & categories
- insect hypernym
- chicken louse hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Mallophaga member holonym
Related & opposite
- lousy derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lousy |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Anoplura |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | insect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | common louse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | head louse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | body louse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crab louse |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | unpleasant person |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lousy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | homopterous insect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | aphid |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | adelgid |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grape louse |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jumping plant louse |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | oak blight |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lousy |
| 4 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Mallophaga |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | insect |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | chicken louse |