noun
biting louse; chewing louse
Refers to lice of the order Mallophaga, which feed on skin debris, feathers, or fur rather than blood. A technical zoological term.
ハジラミは鳥や哺乳類の羽毛や毛に寄生する。
Biting lice parasitize the feathers or fur of birds and mammals.
このハジラミは皮膚のフケを食べる。
This chewing louse feeds on skin flakes.
シラミ (louse) is a general term for sucking lice (order Anoplura), which feed on blood. ハジラミ specifically refers to chewing/biting lice (order Mallophaga).
Compound of 羽 (ha, 'feather') and 虱 (shirami, 'louse'), referring to lice that live on feathers or fur. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.