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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Nit

/(nĭt)/ · IPA /nɪt/
01 n. The egg of a louse or other small insect.
  1. 1.
    The egg of a louse or other small insect.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Nit grass — a pretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chile.