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phthirapteran

phthirapteran noun: any member of the order Phthiraptera of lice.

Noun

phthirapteran (plural phthirapterans)

  1. Any member of the order Phthiraptera of lice.

Forms of phthirapteran

pluralphthirapterans

Origin of phthirapteran

Phthiraptera + -an

Questions about phthirapteran

What does phthirapteran mean?
Phthirapteran means any member of the order Phthiraptera of lice.
What part of speech is phthirapteran?
Phthirapteran is a noun.
What is the plural of phthirapteran?
The plural of phthirapteran is phthirapterans.

Words near phthirapteran in the dictionary

  1. Phthia
  2. phthiocerol
  3. phthioceroldimycocerosate
  4. phthiocerols
  5. Phthiotis
  6. phthirapteran
  7. phthirapterans
  8. phthirapterist
  9. phthirapterists
  10. phthirapterologist
  11. phthirapterologists

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