"beach flea" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beach fleas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beach flea (plural beach fleas)
  1. Any of various amphipod crustaceans of the family Talitridae, which live on beaches and jump like fleas. Synonyms: sand flea, sandhopper
    Sense id: en-beach_flea-en-noun-g3s0TuZt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Amphipods

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