Pulicomorpha

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Translingual[edit]

Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea)
(superfamily Pulicoidea)

Etymology[edit]

New Latin stem pulic- of pulex (flea) +‎ -morpha

Proper noun[edit]

Pulicomorpha

  1. A taxonomic infraorder within the order Siphonaptera – many fleas.
  2. (Pulicopmorpha (f)) A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain rove beetles.

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fleas
rove beetlea