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Cat flea — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
cat flea — kat .flē n a common often pestiferous flea of the genus Ctenocephalides (C. felis) that breeds chiefly on cats, dogs, and rats * * * Ctenocephalides felis … Medical dictionary
cat flea typhus — a flea borne form of typhus clinically similar to murine typhus, caused by Rickettsia felis and transmitted by the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) … Medical dictionary
cat flea — noun flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats • Syn: ↑Ctenocephalides felis • Hypernyms: ↑flea • Member Holonyms: ↑Ctenocephalides, ↑genus Ctenocephalides * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
cat flea. — See under flea … Useful english dictionary
Flea — Flea, n. [OE. fle, flee, AS. fle[ a], fle[ a]h; akin to D. vtoo, OHG. fl[=o]h, G. floh, Icel. fl[=o], Russ. blocha; prob. from the root of E. flee. [root]84. See {Flee}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An insect belonging to the genus {Pulex}, of the order… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flea — /flee/, n. 1. any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap. 2. either of two common fleas of the genus Ctenocephalides, the very small, black… … Universalium
Cat scratch disease — For the Ted Nugent album, see Cat Scratch Fever. For the Nickelodeon cartoon, see Catscratch. Cat Scratch Disease Classification and external resources Micrograph … Wikipedia
Flea — Taxobox name = Flea image width = 200px image caption = Scanning electron microscope (SEM) depiction of a flea domain = Eukaryota regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo =… … Wikipedia
flea — An insect of the order Siphonaptera, marked by lateral compression, sucking mouthparts, extraordinary jumping powers, and ectoparasitic adult life in the hair and feathers of warm blooded animals. Important fleas include Ctenocephalides felis… … Medical dictionary
