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Mallophaga

NOUN
  1. biting lice

How To Use Mallophaga In A Sentence

  • Ocular emargination: in Mallophaga, a lateral emargination of the head in which the eye is received posteriorly. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Hind-head: Mallophaga; that part of head behind mandibles and antennae. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Ocular fleck: in Mallophaga, a small, intensely black spot of pigment in the eyes. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Platyptera: flat and broad-winged: an ordinal term applied to insects with four net-veined wings, secondaries longitudinally folded beneath primaries; mouth mandibulate; prothorax free; transformations complete: Psocidae, Termitidae, Perlidae and Mallophaga. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Oral fossa: in Mallophaga, a furrow lying in front of the mandibles. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Lipoptera: = Mallophaga; q.v. Literate: ornamented with characters like letters. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Occipital margin: in Mallophaga, the posterior margin of the head. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Paunch: a crop-like accessory pouch in some Mallophaga: any pouch-like appendage of the alimentary canal. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Antennary furrow: in Mallophaga, grooves on the under side of the head in which the antennae lie. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Forehead: in Mallophaga, the head in front of the mandibles and antennae. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
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