- genus Pediculus
- nountype genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans• Syn: ↑Pediculus• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculidae, ↑family Pediculidae• Member Meronyms:
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genus Pediculus
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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
