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GENUS PHTHIRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Phthirus mean?
• GENUS PHTHIRUS (noun)
The noun GENUS PHTHIRUS has 1 sense:
1. true lice: crab lice
Familiarity information: GENUS PHTHIRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
True lice: crab lice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Phthirius; genus Phthirus; Phthirius; Phthirus
Hypernyms ("genus Phthirus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Phthirus"):
crab; crab louse; Phthirius pubis; pubic louse (a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body)
Holonyms ("genus Phthirus" is a member of...):
family Phthiriidae; Phthiriidae (crab lice)
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