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sand flea

sand flea

noun

  1. another name for the chigoe sand hopper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sand flea1

First recorded in 1790–1800
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Example Sentences

I was not bothered by mosquitoes, sand fleas or flies.

“You got to keep eating them. One oyster w-w-wouldn’t keep a sand flea alive.”

Deet is an effective repellent against sand fleas, but it’s also a good idea to avoid beaches soon after a rain.

Doctors then removed the sand fleas from the bottom of her foot and diagnosed her with tungiasis.

A huge sand flea, heavy as a pebble, jumped first onto my chest and then onto my cheek, and I lurched upward, batting it away before it could bite me.

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