1-syllable Insects that contain L

List of 1-syllable Insects that contain L

1

Flea

Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea, most common); also dog and human fleas

A wingless blood-feeding parasite that jumps astonishing distances relative to its size — agent of the medieval Black Death, perpetual pet nuisance, and one of evolution's most successful designs.

2

Leech

Hirudinea (subclass)

A blood-feeding annelid worm — used in medicine for over 2,500 years, with modern medical leeches still approved by the FDA for restoring blood flow to reattached body parts and skin grafts.

3

Louse

Pediculus humanus capitis (head); Pediculus humanus humanus (body); Pthirus pubis (pubic)

A wingless parasitic insect — head lice are particularly common among schoolchildren, body lice can transmit serious diseases including epidemic typhus, and pubic lice are a sexually transmitted parasite.

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Snail

Gastropoda (class — many species)

A spiral-shelled mollusk (technically not an insect, often grouped colloquially) that moves on a single muscular foot — an agricultural pest in gardens but a French and Italian culinary tradition (escargot, lumache).