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GENUS PHTHIRIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Phthirius mean? 

GENUS PHTHIRIUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS PHTHIRIUS has 1 sense:

1. true lice: crab liceplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS PHTHIRIUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS PHTHIRIUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

True lice: crab lice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Phthirius; genus Phthirus; Phthirius; Phthirus

Hypernyms ("genus Phthirius" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Phthirius"):

crab; crab louse; Phthirius pubis; pubic louse (a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body)

Holonyms ("genus Phthirius" is a member of...):

family Phthiriidae; Phthiriidae (crab lice)


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