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Pediculus capitis

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Noun1.Pediculus capitis - infests the head and body of humansPediculus capitis - infests the head and body of humans
head louse
louse, sucking louse - wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
genus Pediculus, Pediculus - type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
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