pulex
flea
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpuː.ɫɛks]
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (“flea”), with metathesis plus → pusl → pūl, with a suffix -ex, -icis also found in cīmex (“bug”) and culex (“gnat”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla), Sanskrit प्लुषि (plúṣi), Old Armenian լու (lu) and Old English flēah, flēa (English flea).
pulix
Pulex irritans
puce
pulce
Floh
pulga
puça
vlo
ψύλλος
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