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PHTHIRUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

True lice: crab lice

Synonyms:

genus Phthirius; genus Phthirus; Phthirius; Phthirus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Phthirus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Phthirus"):

crab; crab louse; Phthirius pubis; pubic louse (a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body)

Holonyms ("Phthirus" is a member of...):

family Phthiriidae; Phthiriidae (crab lice)

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