sand flea
noun
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Origin of sand flea
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby sand flea
sander, sanderling, Sanderson, S.&F., sandfish, sand flea, sand-floated, sandfly, sandfly fever, Sand, George, sandglass
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Example sentences from the Web for sand flea
Thus it is seen why the sand-flea cannot deposit its eggs as do the rest of the family.
The Western World|W.H.G. KingstonThe tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) infests several districts; the sand-flea has been imported from the west coast.
Mr Masterman makes some interesting remarks on the chigo, or sand-flea (Pulex penetrans).
The Western World|W.H.G. KingstonThis sand-flea is a small affair,—not the sand-flea, or chigre, of science—but a genuine flea.
Company G|A. R. (Albert Rowe) Barlow
British Dictionary definitions for sand flea
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Medical definitions for sand flea
sand flea
n.
chigoe
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