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human flea

human flea noun: a species of flea, Pulex irritans, with a variety of hosts, that is relatively prevalent among humans.

human flea: a species of flea, Pulex irritans, with a variety of hosts, that is relatively prevalent among...
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Noun

human flea (plural human fleas)

  1. A species of flea, Pulex irritans, with a variety of hosts, that is relatively prevalent among humans.
    • The human flea normally attacks man, but may be found on a number of other animals.1915, F. C. Bishopp, Fleas as Pests to Man and Animals, with Suggestions for Their Control, US Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin 683, page 2
    • Furthermore it is important to state that the role of the human flea^([as a plague vector]) was always thought to be of secondary importance compared to that of the rat flea.2004, Dionysios Ch Stathakopoulos, Famine and Pestilence in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire, page 128

Forms of human flea

pluralhuman fleas

Questions about human flea

What does human flea mean?
Human flea means a species of flea, Pulex irritans, with a variety of hosts, that is relatively prevalent among humans.
What part of speech is human flea?
Human flea is a noun.
What is the plural of human flea?
The plural of human flea is human fleas.

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