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FAMILY PHTHIRIIDAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does family Phthiriidae mean?

• FAMILY PHTHIRIIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY PHTHIRIIDAE has 1 sense:

1. crab lice

Familiarity information: FAMILY PHTHIRIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FAMILY PHTHIRIIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

family Phthiriidae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Crab lice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Phthiriidae; Phthiriidae

Hypernyms ("family Phthiriidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Phthiriidae"):

genus Phthirius; genus Phthirus; Phthirius; Phthirus (true lice: crab lice)

Holonyms ("family Phthiriidae" is a member of...):

Anoplura; order Anoplura (sucking lice)

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FAMILY PHTHIRIIDAE: related words searches

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