#ectoparasite__ectozoon__ectozoa__epizoa any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
supertype: #parasite an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); the parasite obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
subtype: #flea any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
subtype: #Pulex_irritans the most common flea attacking humans
subtype: #dog_flea__dogflea__Ctenocephalides_canis flea that attacks dogs and cats
subtype: #cat_flea__catflea__Ctenocephalides_felis flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats
subtype: #chigoe_flea__chigoe__chigger__Tunga_penetrans small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
subtype: #sticktight_flea__sticktight__Echidnophaga_gallinacea parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
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