‖Mal‐loph″a‐ga (măl‐lŏf″ȧ‐gȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. μαλλόσ a lock of wool + φαγει̑ν to eat.] (Zoöl.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; — called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.