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Ceratophyllus

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Ceratophyllus /Cer·a·to·phyl·lus/ (ser″ah-tof´ĭ-lus) a genus of fleas.
Cer·a·to·phyl·lus (sr-t-fls, -tf-ls)
n.
A genus of fleas found in temperate climates, including species parasitic to birds and small mammals.
Ceratophyllus
a genus of fleas in the order Siphonaptera. Includes Ceratophyllus columbae, C. (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus, C. gallinae, C. garei, C. niger (Western chicken flea—rodents and wild birds).


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