Definition

Noun: * A louse parasitic on poultry: Menopon palladum is the scientific name for a specific species of chewing louse (a type of insect) that lives as a parasite on domestic fowl, such as chickens.

Usage

• This term is highly specific and used primarily in scientific, veterinary, or agricultural contexts.
• It functions as a proper noun, referring to a distinct biological species.

Examples

• The veterinarian identified the infestation as being caused by .
• A study was conducted on the life cycle of on commercial poultry farms.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic classification, is the genus name and is the species name. The full binomial name is always italicized.

Variants and Related Words

• Common Name: Shaft louse (This is the common English name for this species).
• Related Term: Mallophaga (n): The scientific order of chewing lice, to which belongs.
• Related Term: Poultry louse (n): A general term for any louse species that infests poultry.

Synonyms

• Shaft louse
• Chicken body louse (Note: This can sometimes refer to a different but related species, ).

Notes

• This is a technical, scientific term. In everyday language, people would use the common name "shaft louse" or the general term "poultry lice."
• There are no idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this specific scientific term.

Noun

1. a louse parasitic on poultry