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tungids

tungids is the plural of tungid.

Meaning of tungid

Noun

tungid (plural tungids)

  1. 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

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Noun capitalized: Tungids

Tungids

  1. (plural) plural of Tungid

Questions about tungids

What is tungids the plural of?
Tungids is the plural of tungid.
What part of speech is tungids?
Tungids is a noun.

Words near tungids in the dictionary

  1. Tunghsin
  2. Tunghua
  3. Tunghwa
  4. tungiasis
  5. tungid
  6. tungids
  7. Tungkay
  8. Tungkuan
  9. Tungkun
  10. Tunglebung
  11. Tungoose

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