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pulicous

pulicous adjective: flea-ridden.

Adjective

pulicous (comparative more pulicous, superlative most pulicous)

  1. (archaic) flea-ridden
    • An emaciated dog sprang out from behind a tree, its coat pulicous, more swarming flees[sic] than fur in fact2007, Michael J. A. Speyer, The Chronicles of Samuel Sassodoro, Book One
    Synonyms:
    pulicose

Synonyms of pulicous

Forms of pulicous

comparativemore pulicous
superlativemost pulicous

Origin of pulicous

From Latin pulicosus, from pulex (“flea”).

Questions about pulicous

What does pulicous mean?
Pulicous means flea-ridden.
What part of speech is pulicous?
Pulicous is an adjective.

Words near pulicous in the dictionary

  1. pulicide
  2. pulicides
  3. pulicids
  4. pulicine
  5. pulicose
  6. pulicous
  7. Pulido
  8. Pulidos
  9. pulihora
  10. pulik
  11. Pulinda

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