"sand flea" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sand fleas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand flea (plural sand fleas)
  1. Any of various small crustaceans of the family Talitridae (order Amphipoda), that are found on beaches and jump like a flea. Categories (lifeform): Amphipods, Fleas, Parasites Translations (crustacean of the family Talitridae): zandvlo [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), piollo pato [masculine] (Galician), pulga da area [feminine] (Galician), Strandfloh [masculine] (German), dreancaid mhara [feminine] (Irish), dreancaid trá [feminine] (Irish), potipoti (Maori), mōwhiti (Maori)
    Sense id: en-sand_flea-en-noun-Ik8bDgGS Disambiguation of Amphipods: 63 37 Disambiguation of Fleas: 45 55 Disambiguation of Parasites: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with tab characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'crustacean of the family Talitridae': 87 13
  2. A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans; a chigoe (family: Tungidae, order: Siphonaptera). Categories (lifeform): Fleas, Parasites Synonyms: sandhopper, beachhopper
    Sense id: en-sand_flea-en-noun-qXb3Dcxz Disambiguation of Fleas: 45 55 Disambiguation of Parasites: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with tab characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 52 48

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