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单词 rat flea
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Definition of rat flea in English:

rat flea

noun

  • Any of several fleas which infest rats; especially Nosopsyllus fasciatus of temperate countries and the chiefly tropical Xenopsylla cheopis, which are vectors of diseases such as typhus and bubonic plague.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Hardwicke's Science-gossip.

Definition of rat flea in US English:

rat flea

noun

  • Any of several fleas which infest rats; especially Nosopsyllus fasciatus of temperate countries and the chiefly tropical Xenopsylla cheopis, which are vectors of diseases such as typhus and bubonic plague.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Hardwicke's Science-gossip.
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