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Ped·i·cu·li·dae

n pl :  a family of lice of the order Anoplura that includes the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), the body louse (P. humanus corporis), and the crab louse (Pthirus pubis) which are the only lice that attack humans .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ped·i·cled 

 
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