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flea 音标拼音: [fl'i] n. 跳蚤 跳蚤 flea n 1: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leapFlea \ Flea\ ( fl[= e]), v. t. [ See { Flay}.] To flay. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] He will be fleaed first And horse collars made of' s skin. -- J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster]
Flea \ Flea\, n. [ OE. fle, flee, AS. fle[' a], fle[' a] h; akin to D. vtoo, OHG. fl[= o] h, G. floh, Icel. fl[= o], Russ. blocha; prob. from the root of E. flee. [ root] 84. See { Flee}.] ( Zool.) 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 ({ Ctenocephalides canis}, formerly { Pulex canis}) and the smaller cat flea ({ Ctenocephalides felis}) take its place. See { Aphaniptera}, and { Dog flea}. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster] { 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 under { Beach}, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 39 Moby Thesaurus words for " flea": broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, cat flea, chigoe, cockroach, crab, dog flea, frog, gazelle, goat, grasshopper, grayback, high jumper, hopper, hurdle racer, hurdler, jackrabbit, jigger, jumper, jumping bean, jumping jack, kangaroo, leaper, louse, mite, nit, parasite, pole vaulter, red bug, roach, salmon, sand flea, stag, sunfisher, timber topper, vaulter, vermin, weevil |
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