CTENOCEPHALIDES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ctenocephalides mean? 

• CTENOCEPHALIDES (noun)
  The noun CTENOCEPHALIDES has 1 sense:

1. an arthropod genus of fleas

  Familiarity information: CTENOCEPHALIDES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CTENOCEPHALIDES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An arthropod genus of fleas

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ctenocephalides; genus Ctenocephalides

Hypernyms ("Ctenocephalides" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Ctenocephalides"):

Ctenocephalides canis; dog flea (flea that attacks dogs and cats)

cat flea; Ctenocephalides felis (flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Ctenocephalides"):

Ctenocephalus; genus Ctenocephalus (a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides)

Holonyms ("Ctenocephalides" is a member of...):

family Pulicidae; Pulicidae (many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals)