Pthirus

Translingual

Pthirus pubis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) +‎ -us.

Proper noun

Pthirus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pthiridae – lice that includes pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

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; Pthiridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pthirus pubis - selected species

Derived terms

• Johnsonpthirus
• Pthiridae

References

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