Pediculus
Pediculus (pi-dik-yoo-lŭs) n. a widely distributed genus of lice. P. humanus capitis the head louse. P. humanus corporis the body louse, which in some parts of the world transmits relapsing fever and typhus. See also pediculosis.
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