'Pediculus' definitions:

Definition of 'Pediculus'

From: WordNet
noun
Type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans [syn: Pediculus, genus Pediculus]

Definition of 'Pediculus'

From: GCIDE
  • Pediculus \Pe*dic"u*lus\, prop. n.; pl. Pediculi. [L., a louse.] (Zool.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse. [1913 Webster]