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noun
A louse (of the family Pediculidae), especially Pediculus humanus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Pediculus
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Broader terms: arthropod genus
History
Etymology tree Latin pēdis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pediculusbor. English pediculus Borrowed from Latin pediculus.
