Meaning of MALLOPHAGA
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| | Definition: | | [n] biting lice |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Mallophaga |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, bird louse, biting louse, class Hexapoda, class Insecta, genus Menopon, Hexapoda, Insecta, louse, Menopon | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mal*loph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lock of
wool + ? to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds
and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called
also {bird lice}. See {Bird louse}, under {Bird}.
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