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Tag: hematófago

Definitions tagged hematófago in the street dictionary.

Mosca en paloma

A term for a flat, parasitic louse fly that clings to pigeons, specifically under their wings. Figuratively, it describes a person who is constantly hovering, clinging to, or pestering someone else, usually out of interest or anticipation. (In Venezuelan folklore, these insects are often called the bird's soul because they abandon the body the moment the pigeon dies.)

When I am cooking sweets, that man is like a Mosca en paloma; this describes someone who is constantly hanging around or hovering over someone else, just like the insect stays on its host.

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Cochocho

A body louse, a whitish and repulsive wingless insect that sucks blood and can transmit typhus. It typically lays eggs in the seams of clothes and wool blankets. (Common in the Venezuelan Andes region).

"take a bath and wash your cochocho well"; a phrase used to tell someone to clean their body crevices or hidden parts, drawing a comparison between body folds and the seams of clothing where these lice hide.

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