louse

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Laus stands for:

  • Laus GR , place in the municipality of Sumvitg, Canton of Graubünden
  • Unterlaus - Oberlaus , parts of the municipality of Feldkirchen-Westerham, Rosenheim district, Bavaria
  • Lag da Laus , lake in the municipality of Sumvitg, Canton of Graubünden

People:


Laus (plural lice ), from Middle High German lūs ("louse", head louse , clothes louse ), stands for the following animals:

  • Animal lice (Phthiraptera), insect order of the new winged, in particular
  • Ground lice (Zoraptera), insect order of the new-winged birds
  • Dust lice (Psocoptera), insect order of the new winged birds
  • Plant lice (Sternorrhyncha), insect subordination of the Schnabelkerfe
  • Bee lice (Braulidae), insect family of the flies
  • Some crustaceans:
    • Fish lice or carp lice (Branchiura), subclass of crustaceans
    • Sea lice (Caligidae), copepods family
    • Wall lice (Cyamidae), flea shrimp family of crustaceans
  • Algal lice ( Cocconeis ), genus of diatoms


See also:

Wiktionary: Laus  - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations