pediculina

pl. [Lat. pedicul ( us ); neut. pl. adj. suff. -ina.] Entom.: True Lice; a sub-order of Rhyncota, of which it is the lowest type. Antenne five-pointed, mouth consisting of a fleshy sheath; thorax small, segments indistinct, abdomen oval. No wings and no metamorphosis. [LOUSE, PEDICULUS.] pě-dic'-u-loŭs, a . [Lat. pediculosus , from pedic ulus a louse.] Covered with lice; lousy, pedicu lar. ( Dekker : Sat i rom as tix .) pě-dic-u-lŭs, s . [Lat.] 1. Bot .: [PEDICULE, 1.] 2. Entom .: The typical genus of the family Pediculide (q. v.). [LOUSE.]