genus ctenocephalides

English Thesaurus

1. an arthropod genus of fleas (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	ctenocephalus, genus ctenocephalus,
definition	:	a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	ctenocephalides canis, dog flea,
definition	:	flea that attacks dogs and cats (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	cat flea, ctenocephalides felis,
definition	:	flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family pulicidae, pulicidae,
definition	:	many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals (noun.animal)