Pycnoscelus

noun
Pyc·​nos·​ce·​lus | \ pikˈnäsələs\

Definition of Pycnoscelus

: a genus of cockroaches that includes one (P. surinamensis) which is the intermediate host of the eye worm (Oxyspirura mansoni) of poultry

History and Etymology for Pycnoscelus

New Latin, from pycn- + Greek skelos leg

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