Pulex

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Translingual

Pulex irritans, female, left, and male

Etymology

From Latin pūlex (“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

Hyponyms

(genus): Pulex irritans - species

Derived terms

References

Pulex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pulex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pulex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pulex at the Catalogue of Life
Pulex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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