noun
minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
• Syn: ↑booklouse, ↑deathwatch, ↑Liposcelis divinatorius
• Hypernyms: ↑psocopterous insect
• Hyponyms: ↑common booklouse, ↑Trogium pulsatorium
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liposcelis, ↑genus Liposcelis
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noun : any of several minute wingless insects of the order Corrodentia; usually : an insect of the family Atropidae (especially Liposcelis divinatorius) that is injurious to books and papers — called also deathwatch
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book louse,
a small insect that feeds on the glue and paper of books, cartons, and other things containing paper and glue.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.