† ornithomyzousadj. [ < ornitho-comb. form + ancient Greek μύζειν to suck (see myzontn.) + -oussuffix, after French ornithomyze (Duméril 1806)] Obsoleterare living parasitically on birds.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1857 R. G. MayneExpos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ornithomyzus, applied by Duméril to a Family..of apterous insects, comprehending those that live as parasites on the body of birds; ornithomyzous.