flea
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Definition of flea
: any of an order (Siphonaptera) of small wingless bloodsucking insects that have a hard laterally compressed body and legs adapted to leaping and that feed on warm-blooded animals
flea in one's ear
: rebuke
sent him away with a flea in his ear
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Also considered: Colorado over Nebraska (34-31) Play of the Week: Colorado’s flea-flicker. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Best of the week: The top Pac-12 players, coaches and games from Week Two," 8 Sep. 2019 Austin scored on a 42-yard flea flicker, with Hawkins finding Omeire open downfield after the pitch back. — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, "Elias Cruz's kick lifts Mayde Creek over Fort Bend Austin," 7 Sep. 2019 There was a failed attempt at a flea-flicker that resulted in Mitchell Trubisky getting awkwardly toppled over by Jamal Adams, and Jason Garrett subsequently throwing a challenge flag for an infraction that could not be challenged. — Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, "Make the NFL Pro Bowl a Flag Football Game," 7 June 2019 The concern was that fleas could transmit the bacterial infection to humans, causing the bubonic plague. — La Cañada Valley Sun, "La Cañada History: Once upon a time you could fish at Devil’s Gate Dam," 12 Aug. 2019 And dogs seem just as likely to destroy furniture, harbor fleas or have an accident in the house. — Special To The Washington Post, The Denver Post, "What happened when we took our cats on a beach vacation," 8 Aug. 2019 Catch some fleas: The Solon Historical Society hosts its annual flea market 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 on the society’s grounds and parking lot. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Need an attitude adjustment – catch ‘A New Brain’ at River Street Playhouse: Valley Views," 5 Aug. 2019 The Tri-County Health Department said Thursday that prairie dog burrows in Commerce City are being sprayed with insecticide to kill fleas that could transmit the disease to the rodents, people and pets. — courant.com, "Prairie dog plague outbreak cancels fireworks show after Colorado Rapids game," 2 Aug. 2019 An insecticide is being used to kill the fleas that are spreading the disease to the prairie dogs. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "Areas Around Dick's Sporting Goods Park Temporarily Closed Due to Plague," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flea.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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flea
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English Language Learners Definition of flea
: a very small insect that lives on animals and that has strong legs used for jumping
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Kids Definition of flea
: a small bloodsucking insect that has no wings and a hard body
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Medical Definition of flea
: any of the order Siphonaptera comprising wingless bloodsucking insects that have a hard laterally compressed body and legs adapted to leaping and that feed on warm-blooded animals — see cat flea, chigoe sense 1, dog flea, rat flea, sand flea, sticktight flea
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