Definition of Biting louse

1. Noun. Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds.

Exact synonyms: Bird Louse, Louse
Generic synonyms: Insect
Group relationships: Mallophaga, Order Mallophaga
Specialized synonyms: Chicken Louse, Menopon Gallinae, Menopon Palladum, Shaft Louse
Derivative terms: Lousy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biting Louse

bitey
bitfield
bitfields
bitflip
bitflips
bitheism
bithionol
bithiophene
bithorax
bithorax complex
bithorax complexes
bitier
bitiest
biting
biting in
biting louse (current term)
biting midge
biting midges
biting pressure
biting strength
biting the bullet
biting the dust
bitingly
bitingness
bitings
bitistatin
bitless
bitmap
bitmapped
bitmaps

Literary usage of Biting louse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"Long nosed ox- are easier to eradicate on swine than louse. US ^P*- of ABr. on the larger animals, so only neglect need cause loss from them. A biting louse ..."

2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"It is bluish-gray in color and considerably larger than the biting louse, being about one- FiG. 587.—The short-nosed ox-louse. US Dept. of Agr. eighth inch ..."

3. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"... infestations of cats with sucking lice have been observed by agents of the Bureau, but the species concerned has not been determined. The biting louse ..."

4. A Laboratory Guide to the Study of Parasitology by William Brodbeck Herms (1913)
"... the biting louse of cattle. The biting lice belong to the order Mallophaga, while the sucking lice belong to the Order Hemiptera, ..."

5. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
"Only a few of the commoner species need be considered here. The species belonging to this family are Fio. 49. — A biting louse of deer, ..."

6. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"Long nosed ox- are easier to eradicate on swine than louse. US ^P*- of ABr. on the larger animals, so only neglect need cause loss from them. A biting louse ..."

7. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"It is bluish-gray in color and considerably larger than the biting louse, being about one- FiG. 587.—The short-nosed ox-louse. US Dept. of Agr. eighth inch ..."

8. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"... infestations of cats with sucking lice have been observed by agents of the Bureau, but the species concerned has not been determined. The biting louse ..."

9. A Laboratory Guide to the Study of Parasitology by William Brodbeck Herms (1913)
"... the biting louse of cattle. The biting lice belong to the order Mallophaga, while the sucking lice belong to the Order Hemiptera, ..."

10. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
"Only a few of the commoner species need be considered here. The species belonging to this family are Fio. 49. — A biting louse of deer, ..."

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