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 Definitions of flea  [fli]  

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Definition of 'flea' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'flea' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) flea
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap


Definition of 'flea' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) flea
a small jumping insect that bites animals
The dog has fleas.


Definition of 'flea' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'flea' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a type of small blood-sucking insect that jumps instead of flying and lives on the bodies of animals or people.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vlooi Arabic flag Arabic: بُرْغوث Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бълха
Brazilian flag Brazilian: pulga Czech flag Czech: blecha German flag German: der Floh
Danish flag Danish: loppe Greek flag Greek: ψύλλος Spanish flag Spanish: pulga
Estonian flag Estonian: kirp Farsi flag Farsi: کک Finnish flag Finnish: kirppu
French flag French: puce Hebrew flag Hebrew: פַּרעוֹש Hindi flag Hindi: पिस्सू
Croatian flag Croatian: buha Hungarian flag Hungarian: bolha Indonesian flag Indonesian: kutu
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fló Italian flag Italian: pulce Japanese flag Japanese: のみ
Korean flag Korean: 벼룩 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: blusa Latvian flag Latvian: blusa
Malay flag Malay: kutu Dutch flag Dutch: vlo Norwegian flag Norwegian: loppe
Polish flag Polish: pchła Persian flag Persian: کک Pashto flag Pashto: ورږه، كيكه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: pulga Romanian flag Romanian: purice Russian flag Russian: блоха
Slovak flag Slovak: blcha Slovenian flag Slovenian: bolha Serbian flag Serbian: buva
Swedish flag Swedish: loppa Thai flag Thai: หมัด Turkish flag Turkish: pire
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 跳蚤 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: блоха Urdu flag Urdu: پسّو، چھوٹا پھدکنے والا ح
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bọ chét Chinese flag Chinese: 跳蚤

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