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Biting lice
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mallophaga
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mallophaga is a suborder of lice , known as chewing lice , biting lice or bird lice , containing more than 3000 species. These lice are external parasites that feed mainly on birds although some species also feed on mammals. They infest both domestic and ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mallophaga \Mal*loph"a*ga\ (m[a^]l*l[o^]f"[.a]*g[.a]), n. pl. (Zo["o]l.) 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 .