bird louse

noun

1. louse2

Word History and Origins

Origin of bird louse¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Influence of host ecology and morphology on the diversity of Neotropical bird lice.

From Scientific American

The family of bird lice is a very extensive one, embracing many genera, and several hundred species.

From Project Gutenberg

They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals.

From Project Gutenberg

It is uncommon to meet with a flock of fowls that are not hosts for one or more of the many different varieties of bird lice.

From Project Gutenberg

The family Pediculina, or true lice, is higher than the bird lice, their mouth parts, as well as the structure of the head, resembling the true Hemiptera, especially the bed bug.

From Project Gutenberg