rat flea
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rat-flea — ratˈ flea noun A flea that infests rats • • • Main Entry: ↑rat … Useful english dictionary
Rat flea — Taxobox name = Fleas image width = 200px image caption = SEM of a flea domain = Eukaryota regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Siphonaptera familia=Pulicidae genus = Xenopsylla species= X. cheopis binomial = Xenopsylla… … Wikipedia
rat flea — noun : any of various fleas that occur on rats; especially : either of two fleas (Nosopsyllus fasciatus and Xenopsylla cheopis) that are carriers of bubonic plague * * * rat flea, any one of several species of fleas that infest rats and are… … Useful english dictionary
Rat-flea typhus — Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla… … Medical dictionary
Oriental rat flea — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Northern rat flea — Male and female Nosopsyllus fasciatus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota … Wikipedia
northern rat flea — n a common and widely distributed flea of the genus Nosopsyllus (N. fasciatus) that is parasitic on rats and transmits murine typhus and possibly plague … Medical dictionary
oriental rat flea — n a flea of the genus Xenopsylla (X. cheopis) that is widely distributed on rodents and is a vector of plague … Medical dictionary
northern rat flea — noun : a common and widely distributed flea (Nosopsyllus fasciatus) parasitic on rats … Useful english dictionary
oriental rat flea — noun : a flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) that is widely distributed on rodents and is a vector of plague … Useful english dictionary
