Flea definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FLEA, n. [See Flee and Fly.] An insect of the genus ... rostrum is inflected, setaceous, and armed with a string. The flea is remarkable for its agility, leaping to a surprising distance ... English fl?a; akin to Old High German fl?h flea Date: before 12th century any of an order (Siphonaptera) of ... feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in full flea beetle) a small jumping beetle infesting hops, cabbages, etc. b (in full water flea) daphnia. Phrases and idioms: flea-bite 1 the bite ...
beach flea definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small amphipod ... that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches [syn: beach flea, sand hopper, sandhopper, sand flea] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1843 sand flea 2 Webster's 1913 Dictionary Beach Beach (b[=e]ch ... waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand. Beach flea (Zo["o]l.), the common name of many species of ... in many lake and river regions. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flea Flea, n. [OE. fle, flee, AS. fle['a], fle[' ...
Black flea definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Black Black, a. [OE. blak ... white a skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance. Black flea (Zo["o]l.), a flea beetle (Haltica nemorum) injurious to turnips. Black flux, a mixture ... dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flea Flea, n. [OE. fle, flee, AS. fle['a], fle['a]h ... energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, ...
sand flea definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small amphipod ... that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches [syn: beach flea, sand hopper, sandhopper, sand flea] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1796 1. a flea (as a chigoe) found in sandy places 2. any of ... on ocean beaches and leaping like fleas — called also beach flea Britannica Concise Hopping terrestrial crustacean (family Talitridae). The European sand flea (Talitrus saltator) is about 0.6 in. (1.5 ...
A flea in the ear definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flea Flea, n. [OE. fle, flee, AS. fle['a], fle['a]h ... energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix. A flea in the ear, ...
flea-bitten definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: worn ... decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1570 ... bitten by or infested with fleas Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flea-bitten Flea"-bit`ten, a. 1. Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face. 2. White, flecked with ...
dog flea definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: flea that attacks dogs and cats [syn: dog flea, Ctenocephalides canis] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dog Dog (d[o ... See under Cheap. Dog ear (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] Dog flea (Zo["o]l.), a species of flea (Pulex canis) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See Flea, and Aphaniptera. Dog grass (Bot.), a grass ( ...
water flea definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: minute free ... that affect man e.g. Guinea worms [syn: cyclops, water flea] 2: minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae [syn: daphnia, water flea] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1585 any of various ... the water. See also copepod. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Water flea Wa"ter flea` (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ...
Flea-bite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flea-bite Flea"-bite`, n. 1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. 2. A ... wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea. --Harvey.
Turnip flea definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Turnip Tur"nip, n. [OE ... turnip (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See Ruta-baga. Turnip flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea-beetle (Haltica, or Phyllotreta, striolata), which feeds upon the turnip ... small insects which are injurious to turnips. See Illust. under Flea-beetle. Turnip fly. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The turnip flea. (b) A two-winged fly (Anthomyia radicum) whose larv[ae ...
Flea-beetle definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flea-beetle Flea"-bee`tle, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small beetle of ... have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine (Graptodera chalybea ...
flea market definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ... market for secondhand articles and antiques Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (flea markets) A flea market is an outdoor market which sells cheap used goods ... closing-out sale, commercial complex, distress sale, emporium, exposition, fair, flea fair, garage sale, going-out-of-business sale, inventory-clearance ...
chigoe flea definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans [syn: chigoe, chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans]
flea bite definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: sting inflicted by a flea 2: a very minor inconvenience 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar ... A trifling injury. To send any one away with a flea in his ear; to give any one a hearty scolding ...