Found 2 items, similar to Mallophaga.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Mallophaga
Mallophaga
n : biting lice [syn:
order Mallophaga]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mallophaga
Mallophaga
\Mal*loph"a*ga\ (m[a^]l*l[o^]f"[.a]*g[.a]), n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. mallo`s a lock of wool + fagei^n to eat.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
[1913 Webster]