Flea-bite

Flea-bite
Flea-bite Flea"-bite`, n. 1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. [1913 Webster]

2. A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea. --Harvey. [1913 Webster]


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  • flea bite — n. bite made by a flea; minor irritation; small irritating bite; extremely small inconvenience …   English contemporary dictionary

  • flea bite — noun 1. sting inflicted by a flea • Hypernyms: ↑sting, ↑bite, ↑insect bite 2. a very minor inconvenience • Hypernyms: ↑troublesomeness, ↑inconvenience, ↑worriment …   Useful english dictionary

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  • flea — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in full flea beetle) a small jumping beetle infesting hops, cabbages, etc. b (in full water flea) daphnia. Phrases and idioms: flea bite 1 the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An insect belonging to the genus {Pulex}, of the order… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flea — noun VERB + FLEA ▪ get, have ▪ be infested with ▪ control, kill ▪ This drug is given to dogs to control fleas. FLEA + VERB …   Collocations dictionary

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