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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Pulicini — including thehuman flea , Pulex irritans.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The human flea Pulex irritans is not human-specific, but is a pig flea that expanded its range.
Housework and Fleas: How to do Evolutionary Psychology properly Doctor Science 2006
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I now find out that the "human" flea, Pulex irritans, seems to be a native of the New World, and though at one time the original host was thought to be the peccary a wild pig, though never domesticated, flea biologists now think it may have hopped over to humans from *guinea* pigs, when they were domesticated in the Andes.
Housework and Fleas: How to do Evolutionary Psychology properly Doctor Science 2006
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The human flea Pulex irritans is not human-specific, but is a pig flea that expanded its range.
Male Privilege Checklist: Harassment, Car Sales, Housecleaning, and Weight 2006
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I now find out that the "human" flea, Pulex irritans, seems to be a native of the New World, and though at one time the original host was thought to be the peccary a wild pig, though never domesticated, flea biologists now think it may have hopped over to humans from *guinea* pigs, when they were domesticated in the Andes.
Archive 2006-06-01 Doctor Science 2006
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The human flea Pulex irritans is not human-specific, but is a pig flea that expanded its range.
Archive 2006-06-01 Doctor Science 2006
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Unfortunately, Pulex, that would be tantamount to murder.
Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993
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“Don't be afraid, little Pulex,” he said, “you're so small the enemy will never notice you.”
Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993
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“Pulex really suits you, Bibulus!” said Octavius, laughing.
Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993
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Reviews the evidence regarding the possibility of fleas carrying plague; describes a new rat flea (_Pulex philippinensis_); records experiments with fleas and cites a case of bubonic plague in a child in which the infection was possibly carried by _Pediculi_.
Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Rennie Wilbur Doane
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The common human flea (_Pulex irritans_) (Figs. 108, 109), is found in all parts of the inhabited world.
Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Rennie Wilbur Doane
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