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Siphonaptera
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Definition
: An order of parasitic, blood-sucking, wingless INSECTS with the common name of fleas.
infestation
Examples
Ctenocephalides
;
Tunga
;
Xenopsylla
Other names
Fleas; Aphaniptera; Siphonapteras; Flea; Aphanipteras