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bird louse

DEFINITIONS OF: bird louse

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n wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds

Synonyms:
biting louse, louse
Types:
Menopon gallinae, Menopon palladum, chicken louse, shaft louse
a louse parasitic on poultry
Type of:
insect
small air-breathing arthropod
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