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Thesaurus: pediculus

A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse.

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  1. n. A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse.
  2. A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse.
  3. A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the commonlice of man. See Louse.
  4. n type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans