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Definition of Pulicidae
1. Noun. Many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Order Siphonaptera, Siphonaptera
Member holonyms: Genus Pulex, Pulex, Ctenocephalides, Genus Ctenocephalides
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pulicidae
Literary usage of Pulicidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anglistische Forschungen (1906)
"Sichere Verwandtschaft in den ändern germ. Dialekten oder sonst ist nicht nachweisbar.
Der Name besteht auch im Me. und Ne. nicht fort. 5. Flöhe, Pulicidae. ..."
2. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"Pulicidae, 4053. Sciara, 3709. ... Asilidae, 3158, 3420. Simulium, 4133. Pulicidae,
3293, 3778. ..."
3. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"Whereas all of the Pulicidae lay their eggs singly, or in small groups, and
development of the embryos occurs after the eggs are deposited, in some of the ..."