Anoplura
/ˌanə(ʊ)ˈplʊərə
/plural noun Entomology
An order of insects that comprises the sucking lice. Also called Siphunculata. See also Phthiraptera.Up to date, no Anoplura of this family of Carnivora were known in Argentina....
- The Anoplura have, so far as is known, no insects which are parasitic upon them and probably very few enemies, except their hosts.
- This is a sucking louse, order Anoplura, and is a blood feeder on mammals.
Derivatives
anopluran
- Three types of anoplurans parasitize human beings, the head louse, the body louse and the pubic louse.
- The sucking lice or the anoplurans have mouthparts fitted for piercing and sucking.
- The tarsi of anoplurans consist of a large claw and a process that acts like a thumb.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from anoplos 'unarmed' + oura 'tail'.