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PULEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pulex mean?
• PULEX (noun)
The noun PULEX has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Pulicidae
Familiarity information: PULEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Pulicidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pulex; Pulex
Hypernyms ("Pulex" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Pulex"):
Pulex irritans (the most common flea attacking humans)
Holonyms ("Pulex" is a member of...):
family Pulicidae; Pulicidae (many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals)
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