English Explanatory Dictionary

pedicular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to lice.
  2. Caused by lice.
  3. Having the lousy distemper, phthiriasis; infested with lice.
  4. Relating to a stem or pedicle.

Word forms

pedicular

Etymology

From Latin pedicularis, from pediculus (“louse”). Compare French pédiculaire. By surface analysis, pedic(u)le + -ar.

Related words

pediculicide pediculosis pediculous

Derived words

bipedicular extrapedicular infrapedicular interpedicular intrapedicular parapedicular transpedicular unipedicular
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