Sandflea
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sandflea is a noun meaning Any insect of the species of flying, biting, blood-sucking two-winged flies encountered in sandy areas.
Meaning
Any insect of the species of flying, biting, blood-sucking two-winged flies encountered in sandy areas.
More Meanings
- One of the Talitridae family of marine amphipod crustaceans.
Word Forms
- sandfleas
Synonyms for sandflea
Depending on context, synonyms include sandfly, no-see-um, noseeum, punkie, punky.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sandfly, flea, siphonapteran, sciniph, sandworm, flea-louse.
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