echidnophaga

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun echidnophaga has 1 sense

echidnophaga(n = noun.animal) genus echidnophaga - a genus of Siphonaptera; Array

is a kind of arthropod genus

is a member of order siphonaptera, siphonaptera

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CIDE DICTIONARY

echidnophaga, n.

a genus of fleas including the stick-tight flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea), which is a serious pest in subtropical America, infesting poultry and frequently attacking man and domestic animals. [PJC]