bark louse
bark louse · bark lice
Any insect of the order Psocoptera, that live on or near trees and feed on algae and…Any insect of the order Psocoptera, that live on or near trees and feed on algae and lichen.
Meaning
2 sensesAny insect of the order Psocoptera, that live on or near trees and feed on algae and lichen.
(obsolete)Any insect of the family Coccidae, that infest the bark of trees and vines.
More definitions
- any of several insects living on the bark of plants
Forms
plural: bark liceSynonyms
3 synonymsany species of order Psocoptera:psocidbark fly
Close in meaning
- any of several insects living on the bark of plants:bark-louse
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedscale insect
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular