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GENUS MELOPHAGUS

• GENUS MELOPHAGUS (noun)
The noun GENUS MELOPHAGUS has 1 sense:

1. an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked

Familiarity information: GENUS MELOPHAGUS used as a noun is very rare.

• GENUS MELOPHAGUS (noun)

Sense 1

genus Melophagus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Melophagus; Melophagus

Hypernyms ("genus Melophagus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Melophagus"):

Melophagus Ovinus; sheep ked; sheep tick; sheep-tick (wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle)

Holonyms ("genus Melophagus" is a member of...):

family Hippoboscidae; Hippoboscidae (winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies)

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Definition of arthropod genus
Definition of Melophagus Ovinus
Definition of sheep tick
Pronunciation of sheep-tick
Definition of family Hippoboscidae

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