Definition of pediculus Pediculus
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What does pediculus mean?
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| pediculus - type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans | ||
| genus Pediculus | ||
| arthropod genus a genus of arthropods | ||
| family pediculidae, pediculidae true lice: human lice and related forms | ||
| common louse, pediculus humanus head or body louse | ||
| head louse, pediculus capitis infests the head and body of humans | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pediculus (Noun)
A louse.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pediculus (n.)
A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pediculus
pē-dik′ū-lus, n. a genus of lice, or an individual of it.—adjs. Pēdic′ular, Pēdic′ulous, lousy.—ns. Pēdiculā′tion, Pēdiculō′sis, lousiness
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🔤- pediculus, noun, singular of pediculuses / pediculusses.
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