HyperDic: echidnophaga_gallinacea

English > 1 sense of the expression Echidnophaga gallinacea:
NOUNanimalEchidnophaga gallinacea, sticktight, sticktight fleaparasitic on especially the heads of chickens
English > Echidnophaga gallinacea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningParasitic on especially the heads of chickens.
Synonymssticktight, sticktight flea
Member ofEchidnophaga, genus EchidnophagaA genus of Siphonaptera
BroaderfleaAny wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

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