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CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ctenocephalides felis mean?
• CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS (noun)
The noun CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS has 1 sense:
1. flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats
Familiarity information: CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
cat flea; Ctenocephalides felis
Hypernyms ("Ctenocephalides felis" is a kind of...):
flea (any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)
Holonyms ("Ctenocephalides felis" is a member of...):
Ctenocephalides; genus Ctenocephalides (an arthropod genus of fleas)
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