What does nitter mean?
Nitter means (zoology, archaic) A louse that deposits nits on horses..
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/ˈnɪtə(ɹ)/ · noun
(zoology, archaic) A louse that deposits nits on horses..
[The bots] were hatched, into (what is called in the country) a horse-bee or nitter.
The last three species are the nitters so well known in this country; particularly the leg and throat nitters. It is the received opinion that the nits on the legs of horses, are taken into the mouth of the horse, conveyed into the intestines, and at length become the bot larva.
If the "throat nitter" (Œ veterinus) is the true bot however, […] it must be evident that the remedy proposed […] is at least doubtful […]
Use nitter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nitter means (zoology, archaic) A louse that deposits nits on horses..
Common synonyms include horse-bee.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[The bots] were hatched, into (what is called in the country) a horse-bee or nitter.
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