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Definition of Phthirius
1. Noun. True lice: crab lice.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Phthiriidae, Phthiriidae
Member holonyms: Crab, Crab Louse, Phthirius Pubis, Pubic Louse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phthirius
Literary usage of Phthirius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"phthirius inguinalis, Redi, 1668. Syn. : Pediculus pubis, L. Male o'8 to ro mm.
in length ; female ri2 mm. in length ; colour greyish-white; ..."
2. Diseases of Women: Medical and Surgical Gynecology by Charles Alfred Lee Reed (1913)
"phthirius-INGUINALIS INFECTION phthirius-inguinalis infection is caused by the
pediculus of that name, and is ordinarily spoken of as pediculosis pub is. ..."
3. A Manual of general pathology: Designed as an Introduction to the Practice by Joseph Frank Payne (1888)
"This differs much in form from the other species, so that it has received the
generic name phthirius. Its general appearance is shown in the figure. ..."
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