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noun
Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds.
synonyms: bird louse, louse.
is a specific kind of: insect.
is a broader term that covers: chicken louse, Menopon gallinae, Menopon palladum, shaft louse.
is a member of: Mallophaga, order Mallophaga.
derivation: lousy.
Dutch: luis
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