- poultry louse
- noun
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
poultry louse
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louse — n. /lows/; v. /lows, lowz/, n., pl. lice /luys/ for 1 3, louses for 4, v., loused, lousing. n. 1. any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse), parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking,… … Universalium
chicken louse — noun a louse parasitic on poultry • Syn: ↑shaft louse, ↑Menopon palladum, ↑Menopon gallinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird louse, ↑biting louse, ↑louse • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shaft louse — noun a louse parasitic on poultry • Syn: ↑chicken louse, ↑Menopon palladum, ↑Menopon gallinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird louse, ↑biting louse, ↑louse • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird louse — n. any of an order (Mallophaga) of small, wingless insects with biting mouthparts, that live as external parasites on birds * * * ▪ insect any of two groups of chewing lice (order Phthiraptera) that live on birds and feed on feathers, skin … Universalium
chicken body louse — noun : a common yellowish biting louse (Menacanthus stramineus) of poultry … Useful english dictionary
fluff louse — noun : a small broad biting louse (Goniocotes gallinae) that lives and feeds on the fluff at the base of the feathers on domestic poultry and some other birds … Useful english dictionary
wing louse — noun : a biting louse (Lipeurus caponis) that occurs on the wing feathers of poultry … Useful english dictionary
Menopon — A genus of biting lice (family Menoponidae, order Mallophaga) found on birds; it includes important pests that infect domestic fowl, such as M. gallinae (M. pallidum), the shaft louse of poultry, a light yellow louse about 1.7 to 2.0 … Medical dictionary
List of animal names — This list gives names of animals used depending on the context. Many species of animals, particularly those domesticated, have been given specific names for the male, the female, and the young of the species. There are a few generic terms, bull… … Wikipedia
Dermanyssus gallinae — Red mite redirects here. For the red spider mite, see spider mite. Dermanyssus gallinae Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
