English noun: bird louse | |||
1. | bird louse (animal) wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds | ||
Synonyms | biting louse, louse | ||
Broader (hypernym) | insect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chicken louse, Menopon gallinae, Menopon palladum, shaft louse | ||
Member meronym | Mallophaga, order Mallophaga | ||