ANOPLURA

Anoplura, order Anoplura

(noun) sucking lice

Source: WordNet® 3.1


An`o*plu"ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A group of insects which includes the lice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENSLAVEMENT

(noun) the state of being a slave; “So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”--Shakespeare


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