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Pediculus

Pediculus Meaning & Definition
Pediculus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pediculus?

[n] type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pediculus: genus Pediculus

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pediculus:

See Also | arthropod genus | body louse | common louse | cootie | family Pediculidae | head louse | Pediculidae | Pediculus capitis | Pediculus corporis | Pediculus humanus

Pediculus In Webster's Dictionary

\Pe*dic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Pediculi}. [L., a louse.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See {Louse}.

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