DOG FLEA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Flea that attacks dogs and cats

Synonyms:

Ctenocephalides canis; dog flea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("dog flea" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("dog flea" is a member of...):

Ctenocephalides; genus Ctenocephalides (an arthropod genus of fleas)

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