pediculus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
    genus Pediculus.

WordNet

Pe*dic"u*lus noun
Etymology
L., a louse.
Wordforms
plural Pediculi
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse.

Webster 1913