NOUN | animal | bird louse, biting louse, louse | wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting |
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Meaning | wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds. | |
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Synonyms | biting louse, louse | |
Member of | Mallophaga, order Mallophaga | biting lice |
Narrower | chicken louse, shaft louse, Menopon palladum, Menopon gallinae | A louse parasitic on poultry |
Broader | insect | small air-breathing arthropod |
Spanish | piojo | |
Catalan | poll |
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