noun
flea
FLEE
noun
1
A tiny, wingless, jumping insect that feeds on the blood of mammals and birds.
"The dog kept scratching because of fleas."
"Fleas can jump many times their own body length."
How to Use Flea
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small biting, jumping insect that lives on animals.
Common pairings
flea bite
flea market
flea collar
Word Forms
fleaed past tense, flead past tense, fleas plural, fleen plural, fleas singular
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Etymology
From Old English flea, from a very old Germanic word for the insect.