flea

noun/fliː/

Frequency rank: #8,391 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a tiny wingless jumping insect that feeds on the blood of mammals and birds.

Illustration for the English word “flea”

Example sentence

The dog scratched itself constantly because one flea had bitten it repeatedly.

Synonyms & related words

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