Definition
pediculates
verb
- to treat or infest with lice; to remove lice from
Usage: medical/scientific; rare
noun
- plural of pediculate; organisms or structures that have a pedicel or stalk-like attachment
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- The medical team had to pediculates the patient's hair to eliminate the lice infestation.
- In marine biology, pediculates refer to various organisms attached by a stalk or pedicel.
- The researcher studied how certain pediculates attach themselves to host organisms.
- Ancient texts describe methods to pediculates affected individuals during epidemics.