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pediculus

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Main Entry: pe·dic·u·lus
Pronunciation: pi-'dik-y&-l&s
Function: noun
1 capitalized : the type genus of thefamily Pediculidae that includes the body louse (P. humanus corporis) and head louse (P. humanus capitis) infesting humans
2 plural pe·dic·u·li /-"lI/ or pediculus : any louse of the genus Pediculus
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pediculus pe·dic·u·lus (pə-dĭk'yə-ləs)
n. pl. pe·dic·u·li (-lī')
A pedicle.

Pediculus n.
A genus of parasitic lice of the family Pediculidae that live in the hair and that includes species that infest the human sculp and body.

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