FLEA


Meaning of FLEA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English fle, from Old English flēa; akin to Old High German flōh flea

Date: before 12th century

: any of an order (Siphonaptera) of small wingless bloodsucking insects that have a hard laterally compressed body and legs adapted to leaping and that feed on warm-blooded animals

- flea in one's ear

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.