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PhthirusenUK ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Phthirus - true lice: crab lice genus Phthirius, genus Phthirus, Phthiriusarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Phthiriidae, Phthiriidae - crab licecrab louse, Phthirius pubis, pubic louse, crab - a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body |
PhthirusenUK
Phthirus [thir´us] a genus of lice. P. pu´bis is the pubic or crab louse, a species that infests human pubic hair and sometimes other hairy areas; see also pediculosis pubis.Phthirus pu´bis the pubic louse or crab louse, a species that infests the pubic hair and sometimes other hairy areas of the body of humans. See also pediculosis pubis.Pthirus (thī'rŭs), Avoid the misspellings Phthirus and Phthirius.A genus of lice (family Pediculidae) formerly grouped in the genus Pediculus. The main species is Pthirus pubis (formerly Pediculus pubis), the crab or pubic louse, a parasite that infests the pubes and neighboring hairy parts of the body. [irreg. fr. G. phtheir, louse] PhthirusenUK
Synonyms for Phthirusnoun true lice: crab liceSynonyms- genus Phthirius
- genus Phthirus
- Phthirius
Related Words- arthropod genus
- family Phthiriidae
- Phthiriidae
- crab louse
- Phthirius pubis
- pubic louse
- crab
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