| flea | <entomology> An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. Canis) takes its place. A flea in the ear, an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear. Beach flea, Black flea, etc. See Beach, etc. Origin: OE. Fle, flee, AS. Flea, fleah; akin to D, OHG. Flh, G. Floh, Icel. Fl, Russ. Blocha; prob. From the root of E. Flee. 84. See Flee. (30 Mar 1998) |
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| flea-beetle | <zoology> A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine (Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flea-bitten kidney | The kidney seen at autopsy in some cases of bacterial endocarditis, the appearance being caused by diffuse petechial haemorrhages resulting from focal glomerulonephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flea-borne typhus | An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microoganism, rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (xenopsylla cheopis). The animal reservoir includes rats, mice and other rodents. Murine typhus occurs sporadically worldwide but is more prevalent in congested rat-infested urban areas. Also known as endemic typhus, rat-flea typhus; urban typhus of malaya). (12 Dec 1998) |
| flea-louse | <zoology> A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fleabane | <botany> One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fleam | <surgery> A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet. Fleam tooth, a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles triangle; a peg tooth. Origin: F. Flamme, OF. Flieme, fr. LL. Flevotomum, phlebotomum; cf. D. Vlijm. See Phlebotomy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fleas | Parasitic, blood-sucking, wingless insects comprising the order siphonaptera. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fleawort | <botany> An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rat-flea typhus | Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microoganism, rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (xenopsylla cheopis). The animal reservoir includes rats, mice and other rodents. Murine typhus occurs sporadically worldwide but is more prevalent in congested rat-infested urban areas. Also known as endemic typhus and urban typhus of malaya. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| water flea | <zoology> Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphnia, etc; so called because they swim with sudden leaps, or starts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| typhus, endemic flea-borne | An infectious disease clinically similar to epidemic louse-borne typhus (typhus, epidemic louse-borne), but caused by rickettsia typhi, which is transmitted from rat to man by the rat flea, xenopsylla cheopis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| typhus, rat-flea | See Typhus, murine. (12 Dec 1998) |
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any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
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sting inflicted by a flea a very minor inconvenience
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(flea) (fle) any insect of the order Siphonaptera; many are parasitic and may act as carriers of disease. Genera of medical importance include Cediopsylla, Ceratophyllus, Ctenocephalides, Ctenophthalmus, Diamanus, Echidnophaga, Hoplopsyllus, Leptopsylla, Monopsyllus, Neopsylla, Nosopsyllus, Oropsylla, Pulex, Rhopalopsyllus, Tunga, and Xenopsylla.
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small jumping insect that feeds on your cats blood
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an insect but twice mentioned in Scripture, viz., in (1 Samuel 24:14; 26:20) Fleas are abundant in the East, and afford the subject of many proverbial expressions.
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| flea | any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap |
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| flea | any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping |
| flea | a very minor inconvenience |
| flea | sting inflicted by a flea |
| flea | an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles |
| flea | worn and broken down by hard use |
| flea | common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers |
| flea | any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers |
| flea | hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas |
| flea | (British) an old shabby movie theater |
| flea | plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative |
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