Defenition of the word flea
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Defenition of the word flea
- Any of the wingless insects composing the order Siphonaptera; most are ectoparasites of mammals and birds.
(Source: MGH)
- any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
- any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
Meronymys for the word flea
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- order Siphonaptera
- Siphonaptera
Hyponyms for the word flea
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- cat flea
- chigger
- chigoe
- chigoe flea
- Ctenocephalides canis
- Ctenocephalides felis
- dog flea
- Echidnophaga gallinacea
- Pulex irritans
- sticktight
- sticktight flea
- Tunga penetrans
Hypernyms for the word flea
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- ectoparasite
- ectozoa
- ectozoan
- ectozoon
- epizoa
- epizoan
- epizoon
- insect
Idioms for the word flea
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