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DOG FLEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dog flea mean?
• DOG FLEA (noun)
The noun DOG FLEA has 1 sense:
1. flea that attacks dogs and cats
Familiarity information: DOG FLEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flea that attacks dogs and cats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ctenocephalides canis; dog flea
Hypernyms ("dog flea" is a kind of...):
flea (any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)
Holonyms ("dog flea" is a member of...):
Ctenocephalides; genus Ctenocephalides (an arthropod genus of fleas)
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