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cat flea

[ kat-flee ]
/ ˈkæt ˌfli /
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noun
See under flea (def. 2).
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Words nearby cat flea

cat eye, cat-eyed, catfall, catfight, catfish, cat flea, cat flu, cat-foot, catfooted, cat got one's tongue, catgut
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How to use cat flea in a sentence

  • Others believe them to be distinct species and call the cat flea Ctenocephalus felis.

    Insects and Diseases|Rennie W. Doane

  • Very soon the fleas appeared, the dog and cat flea, Ctenocephalus canis.

    Insects and Diseases|Rennie W. Doane

  • Fig. 7, which shows the head of a female dog-flea above and of a female cat-flea below, illustrates this.

    The Flea|Harold Russell
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