What does pediculus capitis mean?

pediculus capitis means "infests the head and body of humans".

What is another word for pediculus capitis?

Close synonyms include head louse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pediculus capitis a common word?

pediculus capitis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Pediculus capitis — meaning and 1 synonym

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
infests the head and body of humans
Synonymshead louse
Broaderlouse
Part ofPediculus

Questions about pediculus capitis

What does pediculus capitis mean?: pediculus capitis means "infests the head and body of humans".
What is another word for pediculus capitis?: Close synonyms include head louse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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