tungid
Syllables: Tung·id/ˈtʌŋɡɪd/
tungid noun: any flea of the family Tungidae.
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Noun (1)
tungid (plural tungids)
- Any flea of the family Tungidae.
- Tungid fleas, one of which is commonly known as the sand flea, can cause such damage to a person. The tungid female embeds itself into the skin of the host until just the end of the abdomen is exposed. It swells to the size of a pea as its eggs develop.1982, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association, Volume 34, Parts 1981-1996, page 33
- These same features are likely to be much reduced in other fleas, such as tungids and sticktights, that attach more firmly to the host and feed for long periods at a particular site.2004, Kenneth L. Gage, “Chapter 7: Fleas, the Syphonaptera”, in William H. Marquardt, editor, Biology of Disease Vectors, page 81
Noun (2) capitalized: Tungid
Tungid (plural Tungids)
- A racial classification used in physical anthropology as a Mongoloid subrace found in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.
- The Mongolid (Tungid and north Sinid) strain of the prehistoric Japanese must, to a large extent, be attributed to arrivals from Korea by way of the Tsushima straits, attested to by finds of clay vessels with pointed bottoms and with roller-stamped décor such as were made at Sobatu (north Kyushu).1964, Encyclopædia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge, volume 2, page 264
- It is also presumable that the Tungids, who had some contact with the Proto-Chinese, might have adopted the plank-type sled of the latter which could replace their own, which was probably a bark sled.1969, Asian Folklore Institute, Asian Folklore Studies, volumes 28-30, page 69
Forms of tungid
| plural | tungids |
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| plural | Tungids |
Origin of tungid
Perhaps derived from Tungus, people native to Northeastern Asia and Siberia.
Questions about tungid
- What does tungid mean?
- Tungid means any flea of the family Tungidae.
- What part of speech is tungid?
- Tungid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tungid?
- Tungid is pronounced /ˈtʌŋɡɪd/.
- What is the plural of tungid?
- The plural of tungid is tungids.
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