genus Pediculus

genus Pediculus
noun
type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
Syn: ↑Pediculus
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculidae, ↑family Pediculidae
Member Meronyms:

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  • Pediculus — noun type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans • Syn: ↑genus Pediculus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculidae, ↑family Pediculidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pediculus — A genus of parasitic lice (family Pediculidae) that live in the hair and feeds periodically on blood. Important species include P. humanus, the species of louse infecting humans; P. humanus var. capitis, the head louse of humans; P. humanus var.… …   Medical dictionary

  • pediculus — 1. SYN: pedicle (1). [L. pedicle] 2. A louse. See P.. [L.] p. arcus vertebrae [TA] SYN: pedicle of arch of vertebra. * * * pe·dic·u·lus pi dik yə ləs n 1) cap the type genus of the family Pediculidae that includ …   Medical dictionary

  • Pediculus capitis — noun infests the head and body of humans • Syn: ↑head louse • Hypernyms: ↑louse, ↑sucking louse • Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculus, ↑genus Pediculus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pediculus corporis — noun a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings • Syn: ↑body louse, ↑cootie • Hypernyms: ↑louse, ↑sucking louse • Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculus, ↑genus Pediculus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pediculus humanus — noun head or body louse • Syn: ↑common louse • Hypernyms: ↑louse, ↑sucking louse • Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculus, ↑genus Pediculus …   Useful english dictionary

  • PEDICULUS — Paul. l. 32. ff. de auro arg. est, dequo signa sustinentur, basis, sed tenuis: Et sic plerumque Pediculi Columellae dicuntur, quibus arborum rami baccis onusti sustin entur, quasi parvi pedes Hotomano. Pediculis argenteis adiuncta sigilla aenea,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Pediculus — 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pediculus — n. a widely distributed genus of lice. There are two varieties of the species affecting humans: P. humanus capitis, the head louse; and P. humanus corporis, the body louse. The presence of these parasites can irritate the skin (see pediculosis),… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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