"pulicous" meaning in All languages combined

See pulicous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more pulicous [comparative], most pulicous [superlative]
Etymology: Latin pulicosus, from pulex (“flea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pulicosus}} Latin pulicosus, {{m|la|pulex||flea}} pulex (“flea”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} pulicous (comparative more pulicous, superlative most pulicous)
  1. (chiefly archaic) flea-ridden Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Fleas Synonyms: pulicose

Alternative forms

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