The Collaborative International Dictionary
stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga \E*chid"no*pha*ga\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
a genus of fleas including the stick-tight flea
( Echidnophaga gallinacea), which is a serious pest in
subtropical America, infesting poultry and frequently
attacking man and domestic animals.
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