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noun
Any of various small crustaceans of the family Talitridae (order Amphipoda), that are found on beaches and jump like a flea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: beach hopper, sand hopper, sea flea
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans; a chigoe (family: Tungidae, order: Siphonaptera).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beach flea, sand hopper, sandhopper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amphipod
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