MALLOPHAGA

Meaning of MALLOPHAGA in English

Insect order, made up of the chewing lice. They are characterized by flattened, wingless bodies, chewing mouthparts, and an incomplete metamorphosis.

English glossary of entomology and crop protection. Английский глоссарий энтомологии и защиты растений. 2012

MALLOPHAGA — məˈläfəgə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mallos lock of wool + New Latin -phaga : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALLOPHAGA — (n. pl.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and …
Английский словарь Webster
MALLOPHAGA — ( n. pl. ) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MALLOPHAGA — noun ·pl an extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and …
Webster English vocab
MALLOPHAGA — chewing lice
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
LOUSE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old English lūs; akin to Old High German lūs ~, Welsh llau lice …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BITING LOUSE — noun Date: 1896 any of numerous wingless insects (order Mallophaga) that are parasitic especially on birds
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MALLOPHAGOUS — adjective see mallophaga
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALLOPHAGAN — adjective or noun see mallophaga
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOUSE
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PHILOPTERIDAE — ˌfiˌläpˈterəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Philopterus, type genus (from phil- + -pterus ) + -idae : …
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PARASITA — ˌparəˈsīd.ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin parasitus parasite in former classifications : any of several groups …
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BOVICOLA — bōˈvikələ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from bovi- + -cola : a genus of biting lice (order Mallophaga) including …
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BIRD LOUSE — noun : any of numerous wingless insects of the order Mallophaga mostly parasitic on birds, a few on mammals, all …
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ANOPLURA — ˌanəˈplu̇rə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from anopl- + -ura : an order of Insecta comprising the sucking …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOUSE — (n.) Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known …
Английский словарь Webster
LOUSE — ( n. ) Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOUSE — n. /lows/ ; v. /lows, lowz/ , n. , pl. lice /luys/ for 1-3, louses for 4, v. , loused, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOUSE — I. ˈlau̇s noun Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old English lūs; akin to Old High German lūs louse, Welsh llau …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BITING LOUSE — Date: 1896 : any of numerous wingless insects (order Mallophaga) that are parasitic especially on birds — called also bird …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOUSE — vt to clean from lice. 2. louse ·noun any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. ·see branchiura, and ichthvophthira. 3. louse …
Webster English vocab
LOUSE — ■ noun 1》 ( plural lice ) a small wingless parasitic insect which infests human skin and hair. [ Pediculus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LOUSE — [louse] n [ME lous, fr. OE lus; akin to OHG lus louse, W llau lice] (bef. 12c) 1 pl lice …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BITING LOUSE — [biting louse] n (1896): any of numerous wingless insects (order Mallophaga) that are parasitic esp. on birds--called also bird louse
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOUSE — plural lice a member of one of some 3,300 species of small, wingless, parasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera. There …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSECT
Britannica English vocabulary
CHEWING LOUSE — also called Biting Louse, any of about 2,900 species of small (one to five millimetres), wingless insects of the suborder …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD LOUSE — any chewing louse (Mallophaga) living on birds. Probably all bird species have chewing lice. Bird lice feed on feathers, skin …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOUSE — n. & v. --n. 1 (pl. lice) a a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus, infesting the human hair and skin and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOUSE — n. & v. n. 1 (pl. lice) a a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus, infesting the human hair and skin and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOUSE — n. & v. --n. 1. (pl. lice) a a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus, infesting the human hair and skin and …
Oxford English vocab

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