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STICKTIGHT FLEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
Synonyms:
Echidnophaga gallinacea; sticktight; sticktight flea
Classified under:
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)