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Medical Definition of Ceratophyllidae
1. A family of mammal and bird fleas, many of which have a wide host range and serve as important vectors of plague, sustaining the infection among wild and domestic rodent hosts. Important genera include Nosopsyllus and Ceratophyllus. Origin: G. Keras, horn, + phyllodes, like leaves (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceratophyllidae
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