nit
[nɪt]
n. , 幼虫, 卵

[医] 虮, 虱卵



nit
[ noun ]

1. a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source

<noun.quantity>

2. egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing

<noun.animal>

Nit \Nit\ (n[i^]t), n. [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss,
OHG. niz; cf. Gr. koni`s, koni`dos, Icel. gnit, Sw. gnet,
Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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
Chile.