Booklouse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  booklouse \book"louse`\ n. (Zool.)
     a minute wingless psocopterous insect ({Liposcelis
     divinatorius}) injurious to books and papers.
  
     Syn: book louse, deathwatch.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  booklouse
       n : minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and
           papers [syn: {book louse}, {deathwatch}, {Liposcelis
           divinatorius}]
       [also: {booklice} (pl)]