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flea
I. \ˈflē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English fle, flee, from Old English flēah, flēa; akin to Old High German flōh flea, Old Norse flō; probably derivative from the root of English flee
1. : any of an order (Siphonaptera) of wingless bloodsucking insects that have a hard laterally compressed body, long legs adapted to leaping, and free-living larvae, feed on warm-blooded animals, that incude important pests of man and domestic animals — see dog flea, pulex, sticktight flea
2. : flea beetle
3. : puce
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- flea in one's ear
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to rid of fleas
< don't forget to flea the dog > |