noun
type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
• Syn: ↑genus Pediculus
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculidae, ↑family Pediculidae
• Member Meronyms:
↑common louse, ↑Pediculus humanus, ↑head louse, ↑Pediculus capitis, ↑body louse, ↑cootie, ↑Pediculus corporis
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Pediculus /pi-dikˈū-ləs/
noun
1. The louse genus
2. (without cap; pl pedicˈulī) a louse
ORIGIN: L pēdiculus, dimin of pēdis a louse
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pedicˈular adjective
1. Of lice
2. Lousy
Pediculāˈris noun
The lousewort genus
pediculāˈtion or pediculōˈsis noun
Lousiness
pedicūlˈicide noun
A substance for killing lice
pedicˈulous adjective
Lousy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.