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- proper noun A taxonomic
order within thesuperorder Psocodea — the chewing and suckinglice .
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Phthiraptera is the technical name for lice, and if you can spell that word, you've probably won a spelling bee at some point in your life.
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I reached him in Turkey, where he had just finished attending the Fourth International Congress on Phthiraptera.
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If you already knew how to spell Phthiraptera before you read this story, you've probably won a spelling bee at some point in your life.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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