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Parasite That Lays Nits Crossword Clue

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noun

• wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

• a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

• any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants

• wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds

29%7 A type of thorough hair examination to find and remove lice or nits
noun

• the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

• the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people

29%11 They reproduce by laying eggs, known as nits
noun

• true lice: human lice and related forms

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