Definition of flea

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Flea (v. t.) To flay.

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Bloodstick :: Bloodstick (n.) A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to strike the fleam into the vein..
Flea-bite :: Flea-bite (n.) A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea..
Orchestian :: Orchestian (n.) Any species of amphipod crustacean of the genus Orchestia, or family Orchestidae. See Beach flea, under Beach..
Flea-bitten :: Flea-bitten (a.) Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face..
Fleawort :: Fleawort (n.) An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds..
Fleabane :: Fleabane (n.) 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..
Fleak :: Fleak (n.) A flake; a thread or twist.
Amphipoda :: Amphipoda (n. pl.) A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca..
Flea :: Flea (v. t.) To flay.
Flea-bitten :: Flea-bitten (a.) White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; -- said of the color of a horse..
Petechiae :: Petechiae (n. pl.) Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, etc..
Flear :: Flear (v. t. & i.) See Fleer.
Phleme :: Phleme (n.) See Fleam.
Flea-louse :: Flea-louse (n.) A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri..
Pulicene :: Pulicene (a.) Pertaining to, or abounding in, fleas; pulicose..
Infest :: Infest (v. t.) To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates..
Flea-bite :: Flea-bite (n.) The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite..
Fleamy :: Fleamy (a.) Bloody; clotted.
Water Flea :: Water flea () 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..
Flea :: Flea (n.) 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. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix..
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