Pediculus
See also: pediculus
Translingual
Pediculus humanus
Etymology
From Latin pedīculus (“louse”), diminutive of pedis (“louse”).
Proper noun
Pediculus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pediculidae – certain sucking lice.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Psocodea - order; Anoplura - suborder; Pediculidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pediculus clavicornis, Pediculus humanus, Pediculus mjobergi, Pediculus schaeffi - species
References
Pediculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pediculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pediculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Pediculus at the Catalogue of Life