pulicous

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin pulicosus, from pulex (flea).

Adjective

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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

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