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单词 pediculine
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pediculineadj.n.

Brit. /pᵻˈdɪkjᵿlʌɪn/, /pɛˈdɪkjᵿlʌɪn/, U.S. /pəˈdɪkjəl(ə)n/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pediculina.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Pediculina, former division name (1870 or earlier) < classical Latin pēdiculus pedicle n.1 + -īna (see -ine suffix1). Compare French pédiculine (1880 or earlier).
Entomology. rare and disused.
A. adj.
Of or relating to the former group Pediculina, comprising either all parasitic lice (now often placed in the order Phthiraptera), or specifically the sucking lice (now often placed in an order or suborder Anoplura or Siphunculata).
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [adjective] > hemimetabolous > of form of Anoplura > of order Siphunculata
pediculine1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Pediculine, louse-like; of or pertaining to the Pediculina.
1913 Science 24 Oct. 602/1 On the other tailed monkeys are found several Pediculine species of two distinct genera.
B. n.
A member of the former group Pediculina; a louse, esp. a sucking louse.
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1913 Science 24 Oct. 602/1 As no biting lice (Mallophaga) have been found on man, nor on any anthropoid, and only two species, so far, on the lower monkeys, no evidence from their distribution can be derived to confirm or contradict the evidence from the occurrence of the Pediculines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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