Pthirus

Translingual

Pthirus pubis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) +‎ -us.

Proper noun

Pthirus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Pthiridae – lice that includes pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Psocodea - order; Pthiridae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pthirus pubis - selected species

Derived terms

References

Pthirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pthirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pthirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pthirus at the Catalogue of Life

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