pulicous

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adjective

flea-ridden

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pulicose
OriginLatin pulicosus →
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Meanings

adjectivepulicous (comparative more pulicous, superlative most pulicous)

comparative more pulicous · superlative most pulicous

  1. archaicflea-ridden

    An emaciated dog sprang out from behind a tree, its coat pulicous, more swarming flees[sic] than fur in fact

    2007, Michael J. A. Speyer, The Chronicles of Samuel Sassodoro, Book One

    Synonyms: pulicose

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveflea-ridden

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pulicose

Origin

  1. Latinpulicosus
  2. Englishpulicous

From Latin pulicosus, from pulex (“flea”).

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APA

pulicous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulicous

MLA

“pulicous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulicous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulicous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulicous.

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