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STICKTIGHT FLEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sticktight flea mean?
• STICKTIGHT FLEA (noun)
The noun STICKTIGHT FLEA has 1 sense:
1. parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
Familiarity information: STICKTIGHT FLEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Echidnophaga gallinacea; sticktight; sticktight flea
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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