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  1. 1. n. The egg of a louse or other small insect. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing Source: wordnet
  4. 4. The egg of a louse or other small insect. Nit grass (Bot.), a pretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chili. Source: webster
  5. 5. The egg of a louse or other small insect. Nit grass (Bot.), apretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum), with smallspikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in Californiaand Chili. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n. a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source n. egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing Source: ecdict

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