sand flea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sand flea
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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The sand flea, also known as a chigger flea, is pretty gross.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 31, 2014
Somewhere along the line from Algeria to Tunisia to Sicily to Italy, Noles was bitten by a sand flea.
From Time Magazine Archive
“You got to keep eating them. One oyster w-w-wouldn’t keep a sand flea alive.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
A huge sand flea, heavy as a pebble, jumped first onto my chest and then onto my cheek, and I lurched upward, batting it away before it could bite me.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
As Bailey Stitt expressed it, he "flew round like a sand flea in a mitten," hiring laborers, engaging masons, and getting his materials ready.
From The Depot Master by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
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