STICKTIGHT FLEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sticktight flea mean? 

• STICKTIGHT FLEA (noun)
  The noun STICKTIGHT FLEA has 1 sense:

1. parasitic on especially the heads of chickens

  Familiarity information: STICKTIGHT FLEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STICKTIGHT FLEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Parasitic on especially the heads of chickens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Echidnophaga gallinacea; sticktight; sticktight flea

Hypernyms ("sticktight flea" is a kind of...):

flea (any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)

Holonyms ("sticktight flea" is a member of...):

Echidnophaga; genus Echidnophaga (a genus of Siphonaptera)