book louse

英：[buk laʊs]

美：[bʊk laʊs]

书虱

noun

any of various tiny usually wingless insects (order Psocoptera and especially genus Liposcelis) that feed on organic matter and especially mold, usually inhabit damp areas, and are often found in stored papers, books, and grains

The first known use of book louse was in 1753

bone1 of 2noun

a hard material which is largely calcium phosphate and of which the skeleton of most vertebrate animals is formedalso: one of the hard parts in which this material occurs

break a bone

a hard animal substance (as baleen or ivory) similar to bone

a cause of disagreement—used in the phrases bone of contention and bone to pick

plural something usually or originally made from bone (as dice or clappers)

the basic part

cut costs to the bone

the most deeply ingrained part

knew in her bones it was wrong

plural body

rest my weary bones

bone2 of 2verb

to remove the bones from

bone a fish

to study hard

bone up on math

bone1 of 2noun

a hard material which is largely calcium phosphate and of which the skeleton of most vertebrate animals is formedalso: one of the hard parts in which this material occurs

break a bone

a hard animal substance (as baleen or ivory) similar to bone

a cause of disagreement—used in the phrases bone of contention and bone to pick

plural something usually or originally made from bone (as dice or clappers)

the basic part

cut costs to the bone

the most deeply ingrained part

knew in her bones it was wrong

plural body

rest my weary bones

bone2 of 2verb

to remove the bones from

bone a fish

to study hard

bone up on math

bony fishnoun

any of a class of fishes (as eels, mackerels, and trout) with bony rather than cartilaginous skeletons

boo-boonoun

a usually small bruise or scratch especially on a child

a foolish mistake

booby trapnoun

a trap for a careless or unsuspecting personespecially: a concealed explosive device set to go off when a harmless-looking object is touched

book lousenoun

any of several minute wingless insects that feed on and injure books