Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mallophaga"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mallophaga \Mal*loph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lock of
wool + ? to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds
and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called
also {bird lice}. See {Bird louse}, under {Bird}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Mallophaga
n : biting lice [syn: {Mallophaga}, {order Mallophaga}]
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