pediculus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	common louse, pediculus humanus,
definition	:	head or body louse (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	head louse, pediculus capitis,
definition	:	infests the head and body of humans (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	body louse, cootie, pediculus corporis,
definition	:	a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family pediculidae, pediculidae,
definition	:	true lice: human lice and related forms (noun.animal)