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Ctenocephalides

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Ctenocephalides /Cte·no·ce·phal·i·des/ (te″no-sĕ-fal´ĭ-dēz) a genus of fleas, including C. ca´nis, frequently found on dogs, which may transmit the dog tapeworm to humans, and C. fe´lis, commonly parasitic on cats.
Cten·o·ce·phal·i·des (tn-s-fl-dz)
n.
A genus of fleas that includes species that are parasitic on dogs and cats; the species found on dogs can transmit tapeworm to humans.
Ctenocephalides
a genus of fleas of the order Siphonaptera. Includes Ctenocephalides canis (dogs and related species), C. felis, C. f. felis, C. f. strongylus, C. f. damarensis and C. f. orientalis; infest cats, dogs and related small animals.
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