Phthirus

Noun

Meaning

true lice: crab lice

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

genus Phthirius genus Phthirus Phthirius

Hypernyms

arthropod genus

Examples

The three species of sucking lice that parasitize human being belong to two genera: Pediculus and Phthirus. head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis), body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), and pubic lice (Phthirus pubis). Source: Internet

Using phylogenetic and cophylogenetic analysis, Reed et al. hypothesized that Pediculus and Phthirus are sister taxa and monophyletic. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Phthiriidae Phthirius Phthirius pubis phthisic phthisical phthisick