Genus Melophagus (Noun)
Meaning
An arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Melophagus ovinus, a member of the genus Melophagus, is known for its external parasitic infestation of mammals and birds.
- Genus Melophagus arthropods feed by lacerating the host's skin with their sharp mouthparts.
- Infestation with Melophagus oviposited in mammalian or avian host often manifests itself with biting lumps, causing inflammation of host tissues.
- Researchers closely monitor arthropods within genus Melophagus as biting irritation poses various consequences on mammalian skin layers and cells, forming blister pockets within targeted flesh sections.
- Subtly affected through similar damage at varied bites stages over seasons past through differing individual patterns shown hosts found sheep parasitic agents affecting particular flocks among large affected breed regional presence caused associated pattern harm presence showed especially members of the genus Melophagus.