Pthirus
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) + -us.
Proper noun
[edit]Pthirus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pthiridae – lice that includes pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (genus): Pthirus pubis - selected species
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Pthirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pthirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pthirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pthirus at the Catalogue of Life