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PHTHIRIUS PUBIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
Synonyms:
crab; crab louse; Phthirius pubis; pubic louse
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phthirius pubis" is a kind of...):
louse; sucking louse (wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals)
Holonyms ("Phthirius pubis" is a member of...):
genus Phthirius; genus Phthirus; Phthirius; Phthirus (true lice: crab lice)
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