- cat louse
- cat louse n a biting louse (Felicola subrostratus) of the family Trichodectidae common on cats esp. in warm regions
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cat louse — noun : a biting louse (Felicola subrostratus) of the family Trichodectidae common on cats especially in warm regions … Useful english 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 — Synonyms and related words: SOB, bastard, bugger, cat flea, chigoe, cockroach, crab, creep, cur, dog, dog flea, fart, flea, grayback, heel, hood, hooligan, jerk, jigger, meanie, mite, mother, nit, parasite, pill, rat, red bug, roach, sand flea,… … Moby Thesaurus
Tree cat — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cattle louse — Cattle Cat tle (k[a^]t t l), n. pl. [OE. calet, chatel, goods, property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief part… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tree louse — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trichodectidae — Tricho·dec·ti·dae .trik ə dek ti .dē n pl a widespread family of biting lice that have a single simple tarsal claw and include economically important parasites of mammals see CAT LOUSE … Medical dictionary
trichodectidae — ktəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Trichodectes, type genus + idae : a widespread family of biting lice that have a single simple tarsal claw and include economically important parasites of mammals see cat louse … Useful english dictionary
Stoat — Ermine redirects here. For other uses, see Ermine (disambiguation). Stoat Conservation status … Wikipedia
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
