Flea definition
A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
noun
A thing of no significance.
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Any of various small crustaceans that resemble or move like fleas, such as the water flea.
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Any of an order (Siphonaptera) of small, flattened, wingless insects with large legs adapted for jumping: as adults they are bloodsucking parasites on mammals and birds.
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Any of various small, wingless, bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera that are parasitic on mammals and birds and can jump long distances.
noun
Any of various small, wingless, bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera that are parasitic on mammals and birds and can jump long distances.
noun
a flea in (one's) ear
- An annoying hint or a stinging rebuke.
idiom
flea in one's ear
- a stinging rebuke or rebuff, or an annoying hint
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
flea
Plural:
fleasIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
a flea in (one's) ear
Origin of flea
- Middle English fle from Old English flēah
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English fle, from Old English flēah, flēa, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz (cf. West Frisian flie, Dutch vlo, German Floh), from pre-Germanic *plóukos, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis.
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