Siphonapteran
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Siphonapteran is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the order Siphonaptera of fleas.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the order Siphonaptera of fleas.
More Meanings
- Any species of the order Siphonaptera, a flea.
Example Sentences
Members of the genus Blastocrithidia are common pathogens of dipterans, hemipterans, and siphonapterans.
The last remaining group, the siphonapterans or fleas, appeared in the Cenozoic, coincident with the radiation of the mammals that they parasitise.
Absence of peripheral singlets, though with varying numbers of central singlets, is seen not only in mecopterans and siphonapterans but also in mycetophilid dipterans, and trichopterans.
Word Forms
- siphonapterans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include siphonophorous, siphonophoran, siphoniferous, siphuncular, pulicine, siphonostomatous.
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