Pulicini
Translingual
Pulex irritans (human flea), female, left, and male
Etymology
Pulex + -ini
Proper noun
Pulicini
- A taxonomic tribe within the family Pulicidae – various fleas, including the human flea.
Hypernyms
- (tribe): 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
- (tribe): Delopsylla, Echidnophaga, Pulex (genera)
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