1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus pediculus 
• (n.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse.
(from the article `relapsing fever`) ...well-being and caused by spirochetes, or spiral-shaped bacteria, of the genus Borrelia. The spirochetes are transmitted from one person to another ...
(pә-dik´u-lәs) a genus of lice. Pediculus humanus a species that feeds on human blood and is an important vector of relapsing fever, typhus, and trench fever; two subspecies are recognized: P. humanus capitis (head louse) found on the scalp hair, and P. humanus humanu...
Pe·dic'u·lus noun ; plural Pediculi . [ Latin , a louse.] (Zoology) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse . 
Type: Term Pronunciation: pĕ-dik′yū-lŭs, -lī Definitions: 1. A louse. Synonyms: pedicle1 See: Pediculus
[n] - type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
genus Pediculus noun type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans