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water flea

noun

any of various small crustaceans that move about in the water like fleas, as those of the genus Daphnia.

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Origin of water flea

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby water flea

water down, water dropwort, water elm, water feather, water flag, water flea, water for injection, water fountain, water gap, water gas, water gate
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British Dictionary definitions for water flea

water flea

noun

any of numerous minute freshwater branchiopod crustaceans of the order Cladocera, which swim by means of hairy branched antennaeSee also daphnia
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