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Type Words
Type of ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon, insect
Has types dog flea, echidnophaga gallinacea, tunga penetrans, chigger, chigoe, chigoe flea, ctenocephalides canis, ctenocephalides felis, sticktight flea, cat flea, pulex irritans, sticktight

Examples of flea

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Routine exams, flea and tick control, and deworming all help, say veterinarians.
From the sacbee.com
I've seen them at flea markets from here to the East Cost to Amsterdam to Paris.
From the sfgate.com
Actually, I hit a few flea markets after seeing a makeover you did on your show.
From the us.cnn.com
Specialist flea combs can also be used to remove the fleas from an animal's fur.
From the independent.co.uk
All in one flea sprays are available that you can use on your pet and your home.
From the independent.co.uk
We find out what made people queue from American Apparel's flea market from 7am.
From the guardian.co.uk
They were aghast at proposals to pitch loans at flea markets and shopping malls.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Use a flea comb at least once a day on your dog, twice a day during tick season.
From the stltoday.com
This year we had a mild winter and the mosquito and flea populations were crazy.
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  • Any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
  • Flea is the common name for insects of the order Siphonaptera which are wingless insects with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. Fleas are external parasites, living by hematophagy off the blood of mammals (including humans) and birds.
  • Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), more commonly known by the stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American-raised bassist, songwriter, trumpet player, session musician and occasional actor, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. ...
  • 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDHMA; FLEA) is an entactogen, psychedelic, and stimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It is the N-hydroxy homologue of MDMA ("Ecstasy"), and the N-methyl homologue of MDOH. ...
  • An Itch in Time is a 1943 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Bob Clampett and starring Elmer Fudd and a dog which looks very similar to, if not a modified Willoughby the Dog.
  • The Flea is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.
  • A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities; A thing of no significance; Obsolete spelling of flay
  • (Fleas) To dream of fleas, indicates that you will be provoked to anger and retaliation by the evil machinations of those close to you. For a woman to dream that fleas bite her, foretells that she will be slandered by pretended friends. To see fleas on her lover, denotes inconstancy. Fleet. ...
  • (FLEAS) External parasites such as fleas, mites, or lice are so rarely a problem with companion parrots that products such as Mite Protectors are useless and can be dangerous.