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flea definition

flea (flē)

noun

  1. 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
  2. flea beetle

Etymology: ME fle < OE fleah, akin to Ger floh < same Gmc base as flee

flea Idioms

flea in one's ear

a stinging rebuke or rebuff, or an annoying hint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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There is another definition for flea: flea is also a small magnetic stirrer used to slide into a tube sample of blood to maintain a mixed sample.

Posted by Bernd Heyse/Phlebotomy Student 77 days ago.

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