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    GENUS CTENOCEPHALIDES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An arthropod genus of fleasplay

    Synonyms:

    Ctenocephalides; genus Ctenocephalides

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Ctenocephalides" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Ctenocephalides"):

    Ctenocephalides canis; dog flea (flea that attacks dogs and cats)

    cat flea; Ctenocephalides felis (flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "genus Ctenocephalides"):

    Ctenocephalus; genus Ctenocephalus (a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides)

    Holonyms ("genus Ctenocephalides" is a member of...):

    family Pulicidae; Pulicidae (many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals)

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