short-nosed cattle louse

noun

ˈshȯrt-ˌnōz(d)- 

: a large bluish sucking louse (Haematopinus eurysternus) that attacks domestic cattle

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

short-nosed cattle louse

noun

: a large bluish broad-bodied and short-headed louse of the genus Haematopinus (H. eurysternus) that attacks domestic cattle