Pediculus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pediculus \Pe*dic"u*lus\, prop. n.; pl. {Pediculi}. [L., a
     louse.] (Zool.)
     A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common
     lice of man. See {Louse}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pediculus
       n : type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans [syn:
           {genus Pediculus}]