pulicous

English

Etymology

Latin pulicosus, from pulex (“flea”).

Adjective

pulicous (comparative more pulicous, superlative most pulicous)

1. (chiefly archaic) flea-ridden
   • 2007, Michael J. A. Speyer, The Chronicles of Samuel Sassodoro, Book One:

     An emaciated dog sprang out from behind a tree, its coat pulicous, more swarming flees[sic] than fur in fact

Synonyms

• pulicose

References

• “pulicous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.