Pediculidae

Pediculidae
Ped·i·cu·li·dae .ped-ə-'kyü-lə-.dē n pl a family of lice of the order Anoplura that includes the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), the body louse (P. humanus corporis), and the crab louse (Pthirus pubis) which are the only lice that attack humans

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Ped·i·cu·li·dae (ped″ĭ-kuґlĭ-de) a family of lice (order Anoplura) that includes the genera Pediculus and Phthirus, which feed on human blood.

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  • Pediculidae — Menschenläuse Kopflaus (Pediculus humanus capitis) Systematik Überstamm: Häutungstiere (Ecdysozoa) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pediculidae — noun true lice: human lice and related forms • Syn: ↑family Pediculidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Anoplura, ↑order Anoplura • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pediculidae — ped·i·cu·li·dae …   English syllables

  • family Pediculidae — noun true lice: human lice and related forms • Syn: ↑Pediculidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Anoplura, ↑order Anoplura • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kopflaus — (Pediculus humanus capitis) Systematik Stamm: Gliederfüßer (Arthropoda) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Head louse — This article is about the animal. For the disease known as head lice, see Pediculosis capitis. Head lice Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Pediculus — A genus of parasitic lice (family Pediculidae) that live in the hair and feeds periodically on blood. Important species include P. humanus, the species of louse infecting humans; P. humanus var. capitis, the head louse of humans; P. humanus var.… …   Medical dictionary

  • genus Pediculus — noun type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans • Syn: ↑Pediculus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculidae, ↑family Pediculidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pediculus — noun type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans • Syn: ↑genus Pediculus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculidae, ↑family Pediculidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • pediculid — I.  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷lə̇d, ˌlid adjective Etymology: New Latin Pediculidae : of or relating to the Pediculidae II. noun ( s) : a louse of the family Pediculidae …   Useful english dictionary

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