Pediculina

Pediculina
Pediculina Pe*dic`u*li"na, n. pl. [NL. See {Pediculus}.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the true lice. See Illust. in Appendix. [1913 Webster]

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  • pediculina — pe·dic·u·li·na …   English syllables

  • pediculina — pə̇ˌdikyəˈlīnə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pediculus + ina in some classifications : a group of lice: as a. : a group coextensive with Anoplura b. : a group coextensive …   Useful english dictionary

  • Вши — (Pediculina) подпорядок отряда бескрылых насекомых (Aptera). Вши маленькие, лишенные крыльев насекомые с коротким, втяжным, мясистым хоботком и широкими режущими, заостренными щетинками, с неясно расчлененной грудью и с 7 9 членистым брюшком,… …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

  • pediculine —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlīn, lə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Pediculina : of, relating to, or resembling the Pediculina * * * pediculine, a. Entom. (pɪˈdɪkjʊlaɪn) [f. L. pedīcul us louse + ine1.] Belonging to the group …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hemiptera — He*mip te*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? half + ? wing, fr. ? to fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill[ae]), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lice — Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Louse — (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Louse fly — Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Louse mite — Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pediculus capitis — Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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