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    COOTIE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A parasitic louse that infests the body of human beingsplay

    Synonyms:

    body louse; cootie; Pediculus corporis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("cootie" is a kind of...):

    louse; sucking louse (wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals)

    Holonyms ("cootie" is a member of...):

    genus Pediculus; Pediculus (type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans)

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