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.]
(Zool.)
The egg of a louse or other small insect.
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{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.
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