ψύλλα,ης,ἡ,
A. flea,
Ar. Nu. 145 , al., X. Smp. 6.8 , Arist. HA 556b22 , etc.; alsoψύλλος,ὁ, Epich. 199 , Arist. HA 537a6 ( v.l. ψύλας ), rejected by Phryn. 308 in favour ofψύλλα;alsoψύλλαξ,ἡ, Hsch.
II. a venomous spider,perhapsLathrodectesormalmignatte,
Arist. HA 622b31 .
2. an insect attachingῥαφανίςandἐρέβινθος,
Thphr. HP 7.5.4 , 8.10.1 .
3.
= πιθήκη, ὑπόδρομος
Ael. NA 6.26 . (Lith.blusà,OSlav.bl[ucaron]cha'louse', Skt.plusis(a noxious insect), Arm.lu(prob. fr.*pluso-), Lat.pūl-ex(prob. fr.*pusl-ex): there seem to be four primitive forms,bhlus-, plus-, pusl-,andpsul-.)