Pulex

See also: pulex

Translingual

Pulex irritans, female, left, and male

Etymology

Latin pulex (“flea”)

Proper noun

Pulex m

A taxonomic genus within the family Pulicidae – the human flea, Pulex irritans, and related fleas of cold climates.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Siphonaptera - order; Pulicomorpha - infraorder; Pulicoidea - superfamily; Pulicidae - family; Pulicini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Pulex irritans (species)

Further reading

Pulex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pulex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pulex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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