STICKTIGHT FLEA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Parasitic on especially the heads of chickens

Synonyms:

Echidnophaga gallinacea; sticktight; sticktight flea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

Echidnophaga; genus Echidnophaga (a genus of Siphonaptera)

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