CHICKEN LOUSE

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Meaning:

A louse parasitic on poultry

Synonyms:

chicken louse; Menopon gallinae; Menopon palladum; shaft louse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("chicken louse" is a kind of...):

bird louse; biting louse; louse (wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds)

Holonyms ("chicken louse" is a member of...):

genus Menopon; Menopon (chicken lice)

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