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comb
(redirected from Flea comb)

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comb
1. a tool or machine that separates, cleans, and straightens wool, cotton, etc.
2. the fleshy deeply serrated outgrowth on the top of the heads of certain birds, esp the domestic fowl
3. a currycomb
4. a honeycomb
5. the row of fused cilia in a ctenophore

comb [kōm]
(design engineering)
(invertebrate zoology)
A system of hexagonal cells constructed of beeswax by a colony of bees.
A comblike swimming plate in ctenophores.
(vertebrate zoology)
A crest of naked tissue on the head of many male fowl.


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Then Jason Robison leaned close, peering intently as he parted patches of hair with a fine-toothed flea comb and looked for lice on the deer's hide.
In many cases, pests can be controlled with simple, nonchemical measures, such as brushing pets regularly with a flea comb while inspecting for fleas, vacuuming carpets and furniture, and mowing frequently in areas where pets spend the most time outdoors.
For safer removal of fleas, a flea comb works wonders.
 
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