louseborne

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

louse +‎ borne

Adjective[edit]

louseborne (not comparable)

  1. Transported by lice.
    • 1981, Ralph D. Feigin, James Donald Cherry, Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases: Volume 2:
      Louseborne typhus has played a major role in the history of nations over the past five centuries.