bird louse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bird louse
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Influence of host ecology and morphology on the diversity of Neotropical bird lice.
From Scientific American
The family of bird lice is a very extensive one, embracing many genera, and several hundred species.
From Project Gutenberg
They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals.
From Project Gutenberg
It is uncommon to meet with a flock of fowls that are not hosts for one or more of the many different varieties of bird lice.
From Project Gutenberg
The family Pediculina, or true lice, is higher than the bird lice, their mouth parts, as well as the structure of the head, resembling the true Hemiptera, especially the bed bug.
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