Pulex
See also: pulex
Translingual
Pulex irritans, female, left, and male
Etymology
From Latin pūlex (“flea”).
Proper noun
Pulex m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pulicidae – the human flea, Pulex irritans, and related fleas of cold climates.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Siphonaptera - order; Pulicomorpha - infraorder; Pulicoidea - superfamily; Pulicidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pulex irritans - species
Derived terms
- Pulicidae
- Pulicoidea
- Pulicomorpha
References
Pulex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pulex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pulex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Pulex at the Catalogue of Life
- Pulex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.