"pulicid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pulicids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pulicid (plural pulicids)
  1. (zoology) Any flea of the family Pulicidae. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Fleas

Inflected forms

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