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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Pediculus, genus Pediculusnoun

    type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans

Wiktionary

  1. pediculusnoun

    A louse (of the family Pediculidae)

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  1. pediculus

    Pediculus is a genus of lice in the suborder Anoplura, which includes species like Pediculus humanus (human lice) that live as parasites on mammals. This genus is known to cause lice infestations in humans, resulting in conditions such as pediculosis.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pediculusnoun

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

  2. Etymology: [L., a louse.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pediculus

    pē-dik′ū-lus, n. a genus of lice, or an individual of it.—adjs. Pēdic′ular, Pēdic′ulous, lousy.—ns. Pēdiculā′tion, Pēdiculō′sis, lousiness.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Pediculus

    Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pediculus in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pediculus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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