Anoplura

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Translingual

Pediculus humanus capitis (human head louse)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνοπλος (ánoplos, “unarmed”) and οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). This refers to the lack of cerci.

Proper noun

Anoplura

A taxonomic suborder within the order Psocodea – the sucking lice.

Synonyms

(suborder): Siphunculata (obsolete)

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Psocodea – order

Hyponyms

(suborder): Echinophthiriidae, Enderleinellidae, Haematopinidae, Hamophthiriidae, Hoplopleuridae, Hybothiridae, Linognathidae, Microthoraciidae, Neolinognathidae, Pecaroecidae, Pedicinidae, Pediculidae, Phthiridae, Polyplacidae, Ratemiidae (families)

References

Sucking louse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anoplura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Anoplura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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