mallophagousadj.

Brit.

/məˈlɒfəɡəs/, U.S.

/məˈlɑfəɡəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Mallophaga , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Mallophaga (see mallophagan adj.) + -ous suffix (compare -phagous comb. form).

Entomology. Now rare.

= mallophagan adj.

ΚΠ

1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 555 Nearly every mammal and bird has its special mallophagous parasite.

1890 Athenæum 11 Oct. 487/3 A specimen of Ornithomyia avicularia,..to which there were firmly adhering..several specimens of a mallophagous insect.

1913 Amer. Naturalist 47 132 When a bird dies or is killed some of its Mallophagous parasites will sometimes wander off of the cold body.

1999 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 68 163 The intensity of infestations with an haematophagous mite and a mallophagous ectoparasite increased among old barn swallows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mallophagous
释义	mallophagousadj. Brit. /məˈlɒfəɡəs/, U.S. /məˈlɑfəɡəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Mallophaga , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Mallophaga (see mallophagan adj.) + -ous suffix (compare -phagous comb. form). Entomology. Now rare. = mallophagan adj. ΚΠ 1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 555 Nearly every mammal and bird has its special mallophagous parasite. 1890 Athenæum 11 Oct. 487/3 A specimen of Ornithomyia avicularia,..to which there were firmly adhering..several specimens of a mallophagous insect. 1913 Amer. Naturalist 47 132 When a bird dies or is killed some of its Mallophagous parasites will sometimes wander off of the cold body. 1999 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 68 163 The intensity of infestations with an haematophagous mite and a mallophagous ectoparasite increased among old barn swallows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1869
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