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any member of the order Mallophaga; called also bird l.Medical dictionary. 2011.
biting louse — noun wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds • Syn: ↑bird louse, ↑louse • Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy (for: ↑louse) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
biting louse — noun Date: 1896 any of numerous wingless insects (order Mallophaga) that are parasitic especially on birds called also bird louse … New Collegiate Dictionary
biting louse. — See under louse (def. 2). [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
biting louse. — See under louse (def. 2). [1895 1900] … Useful english dictionary
sheep biting louse — noun : sheep louse 1 … Useful english dictionary
cattle biting louse — noun see cattle red louse … Useful english dictionary
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
louse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old English lūs; akin to Old High German lūs louse, Welsh llau lice Date: before 12th century 1. plural lice a. any of various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
louse — Common name for members of the ectoparasitic insect orders Anoplura (sucking lice) and Mallophaga (biting lice). Important species are Felicola subrostrata (cat l.), Goniocotes gallinae (fluff l.), Goniodes dissimilis (brown chicken l.),… … Medical dictionary
louse — noun 1》 (plural lice) a small wingless parasitic insect which infests human skin and hair. [Pediculus humanus (see body louse, head louse).] ↘a related insect which lives on the skin of mammals or birds. [Orders Anoplura (sucking lice) and… … English new terms dictionary
