What is "booklouse"

booklouse \book"louse`\ n. (Zo["o]l.) a minute wingless psocopterous insect ( Liposcelis divinatorius) injurious to books and papers.

Syn: book louse, deathwatch.

n. Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order ''http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psocoptera''.

1. n. minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers [syn: book louse, deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatorius]

2. [also: booklice (pl)]