Phthirus
Phthirus (thi-rŭs) n. a widely distributed genus of lice. P. pubis the crab (or pubic) louse, a common parasite of humans that lives permanently attached to the body hair, particularly that of the pubic or perianal regions. See also pediculosis.
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