ceratophyllus

ceratophyllus
\\-ləs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from cerat- + Greek phyllon leaf — more at phyll-
: a genus of fleas formerly coextensive with the family Dolichopsyllidae but now restricted to certain parasites of birds — see european chicken flea, western chicken flea

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