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PULEX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pulicidae

Synonyms:

genus Pulex; Pulex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Pulex"):

Pulex irritans (the most common flea attacking humans)

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

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

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