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mallophagous, a. Ent.|mæˈlɒfəgəs|
[f. mod.L. mallophag-us, pl. (f. Gr. µαλλός lock of wool + -ϕάγος that eats) + -ous.]
Of an insect: Devouring wool, hair, feathers, etc.; applied to the Mallophaga, a group of apodous parasitic insects.
1890Athenæum 11 Oct. 487/3 A specimen of Ornithomyia avicularia,..to which there were firmly adhering..several specimens of a mallophagous insect. |