flea (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
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Hypernym insect; ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon
Member holonym Siphonaptera, order Siphonaptera
Hyponym Pulex irritans; dog flea, Ctenocephalides canis; cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis; chigoe, chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans; sticktight, sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea
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Hyponym ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon; insect
Member meronym Siphonaptera, order Siphonaptera
Hypernym Pulex irritans; dog flea, Ctenocephalides canis; cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis; chigoe, chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans; sticktight, sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea

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