Pediculus

See also: pediculus

Translingual

Pediculus humanus

Etymology

From Latin pedīculus (“louse”), diminutive of pedis (“louse”).

Proper noun

Pediculus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pediculidae – certain sucking lice.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Psocodea - order; Anoplura - suborder; Pediculidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pediculus clavicornis, Pediculus humanus, Pediculus mjobergi, Pediculus schaeffi - species

References

• Pediculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pediculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pediculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pediculus at the Catalogue of Life