Pulex

See also: pulex

Translingual

Pulex irritans, female, left, and male

Etymology

From Latin pūlex (“flea”).

Proper noun

Pulex m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pulicidae – the human flea, Pulex irritans, and related fleas of cold climates.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Siphonaptera - order; Pulicomorpha - infraorder; Pulicoidea - superfamily; Pulicidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pulex irritans - species

Derived terms

• Pulicidae
• Pulicoidea
• Pulicomorpha

 

References

• Pulex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pulex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pulex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pulex at the Catalogue of Life 
• Pulex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.