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1. (n.) flea
any small, flattened, wingless, bloodsucking insect of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for its ability to leap.
2. flea
any of various small beetles and crustaceans that leap like a flea, as the beach flea.
3. flea
a rebuke.
4. flea
a broad hint.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME fle, OE flēah, flēa)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) flea
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
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1. (noun) flea
a small jumping insect that bites animals
The dog has fleas.
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1. (noun) flea
an insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping 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
2. (verb) flea
to flay
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Sense: a type of small blood-sucking insect that jumps instead of flying and lives on the bodies of animals or people.
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 Afrikaans: vlooi |
 Arabic: بُرْغوث |
 Bulgarian: бълха |
 Brazilian: pulga |
 Czech: blecha |
 German: der Floh |
 Danish: loppe |
 Greek: ψύλλος |
 Spanish: pulga |
 Estonian: kirp |
 Farsi: کک |
 Finnish: kirppu |
 French: puce |
 Hebrew: פַּרעוֹש |
 Hindi: पिस्सू |
 Croatian: buha |
 Hungarian: bolha |
 Indonesian: kutu |
 Icelandic: fló |
 Italian: pulce |
 Japanese: のみ |
 Korean: 벼룩 |
 Lithuanian: blusa |
 Latvian: blusa |
 Malay: kutu |
 Dutch: vlo |
 Norwegian: loppe |
 Polish: pchła |
 Persian: کک |
 Pashto: ورږه، كيكه |
 Portuguese: pulga |
 Romanian: purice |
 Russian: блоха |
 Slovak: blcha |
 Slovenian: bolha |
 Serbian: buva |
 Swedish: loppa |
 Thai: หมัด |
 Turkish: pire |
 Taiwanese: 跳蚤 |
 Ukrainian: блоха |
 Urdu: پسّو، چھوٹا پھدکنے والا ح |
 Vietnamese: bọ chét |
 Chinese: 跳蚤 |
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