dog flea

noun

See under flea.

Origin of dog flea

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby dog flea

dog collar, dog curtain, dog days, dog eat dog, dog fennel, dog flea, dog fouling, dog fox, dog handler, dog hook, dog in the manger

Definition for dog flea (2 of 2)

flea
[ flee ]
/ fli /

noun

any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
either of two common fleas of the genus Ctenocephalides, the very small, black C. felis (cat flea) or the similar but larger C. canis (dog flea), both of which infest cats, dogs, and occasionally humans.
any of various small beetles and crustaceans that leap like a flea or swim in a jumpy manner, as the water flea and beach flea.

Origin of flea

before 900; Middle English fle, Old English flēah, flēa; cognate with German Floh; akin to flee

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flea

flea flee

British Dictionary definitions for dog flea

flea
/ (fliː) /

noun

any small wingless parasitic blood-sucking insect of the order Siphonaptera, living on the skin of mammals and birds and noted for its power of leaping
any of various invertebrates that resemble fleas, such as the water flea and flea beetle
flea in one's ear informal a sharp rebuke

Word Origin for flea

Old English flēah; related to Old Norse flō, Old High German flōh

Medical definitions for dog flea

flea
[ flē ]

n.

Any of various small, wingless, bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera that have legs adapted for jumping and are parasitic in the hair and feathers of warm-blooded animals.

Idioms and Phrases with dog flea

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