ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_kōˈsiləˌdē, -ˌkäpˈs- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dolichopsylla, type genus (from dolich- + Greek psylla flea) + -idae
: a family of fleas chiefly of temperate zones including many that attack rodents and act as vectors of plague among rodents — see ceratophyllus