beach flea

beach flea

n. Any of various small amphipod crustaceans of the family Talitridae that live on sandy beaches and hop somewhat like fleas. Also called sand hopper.

beach flea

n (Animals) another name for the sand hopper

beach′ flea`

n. any of various tiny crustaceans that inhabit beaches and that jump like fleas. [1835–45, Amer.]

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beach flea - small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beachessand flea, sand hopper, sandhopperamphipod - a kind of malacostracan crustaceangenus Orchestia, Orchestia - type genus of the family Orchestiidae