PLURAL NOUN: "various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga) parasitic on warm-blooded animals" Crossword Clue

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PLURAL NOUN: "various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga) parasitic on warm-blooded animals" Crossword Answer

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MALLOPHAGA (noun)
1. biting lice
WARM-BLOODED (adjective)
1. having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)

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