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Mallophaga

Webster's Dictionary

(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 Bird louse, under Bird.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mallophaga'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mallophaga.html. 1828.