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mallophaga |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mallophaga \Mal*loph"a*ga\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr ? a lock of wool + ? to eat.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also {bird lice}. See {Bird louse}, under {Bird}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Mallophaga n : biting lice [syn: {Mallophaga}, {order Mallophaga}]
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