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pediculus

Pronunciation: [pɛˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

“pediculus” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A little foot.
  2. A footstalk or pedicel of fruit or leaf.
  3. A louse
  4. A sea louse

Etymology

From pēs, pedis (“foot”) + -culus (“diminutive suffix”).

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