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mpilo
MPI-lo
flea
French: puce
Bambwa batondi na mpilo mpo na potopoto.
The dogs are full of fleas because of the mud.
Les chiens sont pleins de puces à cause de la boue.
Mpilo — the flea; a pest of domestic animals and occasionally humans. Distinct from nsili (head louse), mpilo jumps and infests bedding. Controlling mpilo in livestock is an ongoing rural concern.
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