† pulicousadj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= pulicose adj.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Siphonaptera or fleas > [adjective] > abounding in fleas
fleay1611
pulicous1658
fleasome1853
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > infestation by noxious creatures > [adjective] > with insects > with fleas
loppy1483
flea-bitten1621
pulicous1658
flea-bit1696
fleasome1853
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pulicous, full of fleas.
1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Pulicous, full of fleas. [Also in later dictionaries.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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