SIPHONAPTERA


Meaning of SIPHONAPTERA in English

|sīfən+ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from siphon- + Aptera; from the piercing and sucking mouthparts

: an order of insects consisting of the fleas

• si·phon·apterous “+ adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.