Definition of Phthirius

1. Noun. True lice: crab lice.

Exact synonyms: Genus Phthirius, Genus Phthirus, Phthirus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Phthiriidae, Phthiriidae
Member holonyms: Crab, Crab Louse, Phthirius Pubis, Pubic Louse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phthirius

Phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus
Phragmipedium
Phragmites
Phragmites communis
Phrygia
Phrygian
Phrygian cadence
Phrygian deity
Phrygian mode
Phrygians
Phryne
Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma cornutum
Phthiriidae
Phthirius (current term)
Phthirus
Phthorimaea
Phthorimaea operculella
Phuket
Phunababa
Phycomycetes group
Phyllidae
Phyllis
Phyllitis
Phyllitis scolopendrium
Phyllium
Phyllocladaceae

Literary usage of Phthirius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"Phthirius inguinalis, Redi, 1668. Syn. : Pediculus pubis, L. Male o'8 to ro mm. in length ; female ri2 mm. in length ; colour greyish-white; ..."

2. Diseases of Women: Medical and Surgical Gynecology by Charles Alfred Lee Reed (1913)
"Phthirius-INGUINALIS INFECTION Phthirius-inguinalis infection is caused by the pediculus of that name, and is ordinarily spoken of as pediculosis pub is. ..."

3. A Manual of general pathology: Designed as an Introduction to the Practice by Joseph Frank Payne (1888)
"This differs much in form from the other species, so that it has received the generic name Phthirius. Its general appearance is shown in the figure. ..."

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