Definition of Order mallophaga

1. Noun. Biting lice.

Exact synonyms: Mallophaga
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Member holonyms: Bird Louse, Biting Louse, Louse, Genus Menopon, Menopon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Mallophaga

order Juglandales
order Jungermanniales
order Lagomorpha
order Laminariales
order Lechanorales
order Lepidodendrales
order Lepidoptera
order Lichenales
order Liliales
order Lobata
order Loricata
order Lycoperdales
order Lycopodiales
order Lyginopteridales
order Madreporaria
order Mallophaga
order Malvales
order Marattiales
order Marchantiales
order Marsupialia
order Mecoptera
order Moniliales
order Monotremata
order Mucorales
order Musales
order Myaceae
order Mycelia Sterilia
order Mycoplasmatales
order Mycrosporidia
order Myricales

Literary usage of Order mallophaga

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

1. 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. ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"... one of the two genera of the order Mallophaga which are found on mammals. ... The order Mallophaga has been divided by Piaget ('80) into two families, ..."

3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1900)
"A list of the known North American species of the order Mallophaga is not only here given, with references to the place of original description, ..."

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