| 单词 | rat flea |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrat flea rat flea n. any of several fleas which infest rats; esp. Nosopsyllus fasciatus of temperate countries and the chiefly tropical Xenopsylla cheopis, which are vectors of diseases such as typhus and bubonic plague. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Siphonaptera or fleas > [noun] > family Ceratophyllidae > member of (rat flea) rat flea1872 plague flea1907 1872 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 7 99/2 The rat has two kinds of fleas, that is, the banded Rat Flea..and the common Rat Flea. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xviii. 443 Family Pulicidae. To this family belong some of our most common species of the household, such as the cat and dog fleas, the human flies, and the Oriental rat flea. 2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 May 40/3 The Black Death was a combination of bubonic and pneumonic plague, caused by the bacteria Yersina pestis or Pasteurella pestis, and spread by the bite of the rat flea, Xenopsylla chepsis [sic]. < as lemmas |
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