sand flea
sand flea · sand fleas
Strandfloh
Any of various small crustaceans of the family Talitridae, that are found on beaches…Any of various small crustaceans of the family Talitridae (order Amphipoda), that are found on beaches and jump like a flea.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of various small crustaceans of the family Talitridae (order Amphipoda), that are found on beaches and jump like a flea.
Strandfloh
small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans; a chigoe (family: Tungidae, order: Siphonaptera).
Translations
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By meaning 1
crustacean of the family Talitridae:
Forms
plural: sand fleas| Singular | sand flea |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches:beach fleasand hoppersandhopper