Ctenocephalides

Translingual

Ctenocephalides canis (male and female)

Etymology

cteno- (“comb”) +‎ cephal- (“head”) +‎ -ides

Proper noun

Ctenocephalides m

A taxonomic genus within the family Pulicidae – cat and dog fleas.

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; Archaeopsullini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Ctenocephalides canis, Ctenocephalides felis - species

References

Ctenocephalides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ctenocephalides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ctenocephalides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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