Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In Latreille's system of classification, an order of insects, the fleas, corresponding exactly to the family Pulicidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
order within thesubdivision Endopterygota — thefleas .
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- noun fleas
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Examples
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Siphonaptera species are wingless creatures that breed exponentially, feeding on flesh and sucking on the blood.
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Aphaniptera: indistinctly winged; see Siphonaptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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The flea belongs to Order [[Siphonaptera]] and Order [[Siphonaptera]] belongs to Class
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The flea belongs to Order [[Siphonaptera]] and Order [[Siphonaptera]] belongs to Class
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Commonly called "snow fleas," and wrongly associated with dog fleas, these acrobatic little critters are actually not fleas (order Siphonaptera) at all.
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Human Flea - Fleas belong to the insect order Siphonaptera and parasitize mammals and birds for their blood, using specialized anatomical structures to attach to the hosts 'skin.
unknown title 2009
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Human Flea - Fleas belong to the insect order Siphonaptera and parasitize mammals and birds for their blood, using specialized anatomical structures to attach to the hosts 'skin.
unknown title 2009
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Commonly called "snow fleas," and wrongly associated with dog fleas, these acrobatic little critters are actually not fleas (order Siphonaptera) at all.
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MCCOY, G.W. _Siphonaptera_ Observed in the Plague Campaign in
Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Rennie Wilbur Doane
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