Pulex
See also: pulex
Translingual
Pulex irritans, female, left, and male
Etymology
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; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Endopterygota - clades; Panorpida - superorder; Antliophora - clade; Siphonaptera - order; Pulicomorpha - infraorder; Pulicoidea - superfamily; Pulicidae - family; Pulicini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pulex irritans (species)
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