Dictionary entry

Anoplura

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖An′o‐plu″ra (ăn′ō̍‐plū″rȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. αν̓ priv. + ὄπλον weapon, sting + ουρἄ tail.] (Zoöl.) A group of insects which includes the lice.