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单词 sand flea
释义

sand flea


noun

beach flea.
chigoe.

Origin of sand flea

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby sand flea

sander, sanderling, Sanderson, S.&F., sandfish, sand flea, sand-floated, sandfly, sandfly fever, Sand, George, sandglass
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Example sentences from the Web for sand flea

  • Thus it is seen why the sand-flea cannot deposit its eggs as do the rest of the family.

    The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston
  • The tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) infests several districts; the sand-flea has been imported from the west coast.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7|Various
  • Mr Masterman makes some interesting remarks on the chigo, or sand-flea (Pulex penetrans).

    The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston
  • This sand-flea is a small affair,—not the sand-flea, or chigre, of science—but a genuine flea.

    Company G|A. R. (Albert Rowe) Barlow

British Dictionary definitions for sand flea

sand flea

noun

another name for the chigoe (def. 1), sand hopper
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for sand flea

sand flea

n.

chigoe
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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