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