bark louse
/ˈbɑrkˌlaʊs/
noun
- A small insect that lives under the bark of trees or on lichen-covered surfaces.
- Bark-lice are harmless to trees and feed on fungi and algae.
- Under the magnifying glass, the bark-louse looked like a tiny armored creature.
- The naturalist found a bark-louse crawling on the oak tree.
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