| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Sucking lice.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Anoplura" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1842. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Anoplura
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites of mammals. Recognized families include: Echionphthiriidae, hematopinidae, and Pediculidae. The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: Pediculus and Phthirus. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: Anoplura
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Order Anoplura | Sucking lice. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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