pulicose

adjective

pu·​li·​cose

-ˌkōs

variants or pulicous

-lə̇kəs

archaic

: infested with or caused by the bite of fleas

Word History

Etymology

Latin pulicosus, from pulic-, pulex + -osus -ose, -ous

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