Menopon

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 mm long, found on barnyard fowl, ducks, and pigeons.

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Men·o·pon 'men-ə-.pän n a genus of biting lice that includes the shaft louse (M. gallinae) of poultry

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  • Menopon — noun chicken lice • Syn: ↑genus Menopon • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mallophaga, ↑order Mallophaga • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Menopon gallinae — noun a louse parasitic on poultry • Syn: ↑chicken louse, ↑shaft louse, ↑Menopon palladum • Hypernyms: ↑bird louse, ↑biting louse, ↑louse • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Menopon palladum — noun a louse parasitic on poultry • Syn: ↑chicken louse, ↑shaft louse, ↑Menopon gallinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird louse, ↑biting louse, ↑louse • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • menopon — men·o·pon …   English syllables

  • genus Menopon — noun chicken lice • Syn: ↑Menopon • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mallophaga, ↑order Mallophaga • Member Meronyms: ↑ch …   Useful english dictionary

  • Куриная вошь — (Menopon pallidum) насекомое из отряда Mallophaga (см. Пухоеды). Голова у К. вши широкая, полулунная; усики спрятаны в особых ямках; тело светло красное; длина 1,3 1,7 мм. Весьма распространена на домашних курах; чтобы избавиться от них, кур… …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

  • 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

  • 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

  • Menoponidae — Menopon biseriatum …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Menoponidae — Female Menopon biseriatum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

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