Ctenocephalides is a parasitic flea genus, most notably including the dog flea (C. canis) and cat flea (C. felis). It refers to small, laterally compressed, wingless insects that feed on the blood of mammals and birds. The term is used primarily in medical and veterinary contexts and is pronounced with a three-syllable stress pattern on the middle-to-final segments, often encountered in scientific writing and taxonomy.
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