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flea beetle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the small jumping beetles of tribe Alticini of the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: leaf beetle, chrysomelid

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: jordloppe — beetles of tribe Alticini
  • Finnish: kirppa — beetles of tribe Alticini
  • German: Flohkäfer — beetles of tribe Alticini
  • Italian: altica — beetles of tribe Alticini
  • Navajo: atʼąąʼ biyaʼ nahachaʼígíí — beetles of tribe Alticini
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jordloppe — beetles of tribe Alticini
  • Russian: земляна́я бло́шка (zemljanája blóška) — beetles of tribe Alticini
  • Swedish: jordloppa — beetles of tribe Alticini