pulga

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pulga

[ˈpulɣ̞a]

Rhymes with ul.ga

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Del castellano antiguo pulga, del latín vulgar *pūlica, del latín pūlex.

noun pulgas

Pequeño insecto del orden Siphonaptera. Son parásitos externos que viven de la sangre. Sus patas posteriores contienen fibras de una proteína elástica que les permiten dar saltos enormes en relación a su tamaño.

In English

flea parasitic insect
tiddlywinks competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs as possi

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@misc{pulga_2026,
  title = {pulga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/pulga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}