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Definition of Mallophaga
1. Noun. Biting lice.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Member holonyms: Bird Louse, Biting Louse, Louse, Genus Menopon, Menopon
Definition of Mallophaga
1. n. pl. 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.
Medical Definition of Mallophaga
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mallophaga
Literary usage of Mallophaga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1899)
"Comprising mallophaga from Birds of Panama Baja California and Alaska, ...
mallophaga from Birds of California. by Vernon L. Kellogg and Bertha L. Chapman. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1887)
"The eyes of Atropos are much reduced, there being from three* to seven simple
ocelli on each side ; in the mallophaga the greatest number is two on each ..."
3. Field Book of Insects: With Special Reference to Those of Northeastern by Frank Eugene Lutz (1918)
"mallophaga Little need be said here about the Bird-lice, except to refer to ...
This is the case with many mallophaga. In other cases, the same species of ..."
4. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"From this fact tt is evident that the popular name bird- lice is a misnomer, and
it will be well to adopt Sharp's suggestion and call the mallophaga "biting ..."
5. A Laboratory Guide to the Study of Parasitology by William Brodbeck Herms (1913)
"EXERCISE 6b ORDER mallophaga (BIRD LICE) Systematic Study. As representatives of
the families of the Order mallophaga the following are available: A. ..."
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