Pediculus

[pi'dikjulәs]

Definition

(noun.) type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans.

Checker: Sherman--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse.

Checker: Polly

Definition

n. a genus of lice or an individual of it.—adjs. Pēdic′ular Pēdic′ulous lousy.—ns. Pēdiculā′tion Pēdiculō′sis lousiness.

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