PULEX IRRITANS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The most common flea attacking humans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pulex irritans" is a kind of...):

flea (any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)

Holonyms ("Pulex irritans" is a member of...):

genus Pulex; Pulex (type genus of the Pulicidae)

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