Trichodectes

Trichodectes
A genus of biting lice that includes the species T. canis (T. latus), the biting louse of dogs that commonly serves as an intermediate host for the dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum, as well as the species T. climax (Bovicola caprae), T. parumpilosus (B. equi), T. scalaris (B. bovis), and T. sphaerocephalus (B. ovis). SEE ALSO: Bovicola, Damalinia. [tricho- + G. dektes, a beggar]

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Tricho·dec·tes .trik-ə-'dek-.tēz n the type genus of the family Trichodectidae including various biting lice of domesticated mammals

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Tricho·dec·tes (trik″o-dekґtēz) [tricho- + Gr. dēktēs biter] a genus of parasitic biting lice of the order Mallophaga.

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  • trichodectes — trich·o·dec·tes …   English syllables

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