Echidnophaga

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(ek″id-nof′ă-gă)

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[L. Echidna, a genus name, fr. L. echidna, serpent, fr. Gr Echidna, a monster in Gr. mythology + -phag(y)]
A genus of fleas belonging to the family Pulicidae.
SEE: flea; SEE: Pulicidae

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[L. Echidna, a genus name, fr. L. echidna, serpent, fr. Gr Echidna, a monster in Gr. mythology + -phag(y)]
A genus of fleas belonging to the family Pulicidae.
SEE: flea; SEE: Pulicidae

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