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SIPHONAPTERA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fleas

Synonyms:

order Siphonaptera; Siphonaptera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Siphonaptera"):

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

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

genus Tunga; Tunga; Echidnophaga; genus Echidnophaga (a genus of Siphonaptera)

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

class Hexapoda; class Insecta; Hexapoda; Insecta (insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)

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