piet

Definitions of piet
  1. noun
    any of several small Old World finches
    synonyms: Canarische eilanden, kanarie, kanariepietje, pietje
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    type of:
    vink
    any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
  2. noun
    wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
    synonyms: luis, pietje
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    types:
    hoofdluis
    infests the head and body of humans
    platje, schaamluis
    a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
    type of:
    beestje, insect, insekt
    small air-breathing arthropod
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