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.
Idioms for flea
- a disconcerting rebuke or rebuff: The next time he shows his face around here he'll get a flea in his ear.
- a broad hint.
flea in one's ear,
Origin of flea
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Example sentences from the Web for flea
British Dictionary definitions for 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 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 flea
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