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CHICKEN LOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chicken louse mean?
• CHICKEN LOUSE (noun)
The noun CHICKEN LOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a louse parasitic on poultry
Familiarity information: CHICKEN LOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A louse parasitic on poultry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
chicken louse; Menopon gallinae; Menopon palladum; shaft louse
Hypernyms ("chicken louse" is a kind of...):
bird louse; biting louse; louse (wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds)
Holonyms ("chicken louse" is a member of...):
genus Menopon; Menopon (chicken lice)
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