HyperDic: pediculus_corporis

English > 1 sense of the expression Pediculus corporis:
NOUNanimalPediculus corporis, body louse, cootiea parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
English > Pediculus corporis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings.
Synonymsbody louse, cootie
Member ofPediculus, genus Pediculustype genus of Pediculidae
Broaderlouse, sucking lousewingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

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