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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Mallophaga

/(măl*lŏf"ȧ*gȧ)/ · Mal·loph·a·ga · IPA
01 n. pl. An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bi…
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    An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird.(Zool.) Also: bird lice See: Bird