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CHICKEN LOUSE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does chicken louse mean?

• CHICKEN LOUSE (noun)
The noun CHICKEN LOUSE has 1 sense:

1. a louse parasitic on poultry

Familiarity information: CHICKEN LOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHICKEN LOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A louse parasitic on poultry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chicken louse; Menopon gallinae; Menopon palladum; shaft louse

Hypernyms ("chicken louse" is a kind of...):

bird louse; biting louse; louse (wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds)

Holonyms ("chicken louse" is a member of...):

genus Menopon; Menopon (chicken lice)

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