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PULICIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals

Synonyms:

family Pulicidae; Pulicidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pulicidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Pulicidae"):

genus Pulex; Pulex (type genus of the Pulicidae)

Ctenocephalides; genus Ctenocephalides (an arthropod genus of fleas)

Holonyms ("Pulicidae" is a member of...):

order Siphonaptera; Siphonaptera (fleas)

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