bird louse
wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds • Syn: biting louse, louse • Derivationally related forms: lousy (for: louse) • Hypernyms: insect • Hyponyms: chicken louse, shaft louse, Menopon palladum, Menopon gallinae • Member Holonyms: Mallophaga, order Mallophaga
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