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fleen

fleen is the plural of flea.

Meaning of flea

Noun

flea (plural fleas or (archaic or UK dialectal) fleen)

  1. A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
  2. (derogatory) A thing of no significance.
    • The nation of beggars on horseback which first colonized California has left behind it many traditions unworthy of conservation, and multitudinous fleas not at all traditional, but even less keepworthy […]1871, Fitz Hugh Ludlow, The Heart of the Continent, page 414

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Origin of fleen

From Middle English flen; equivalent to flea + -en (plural ending).

Questions about fleen

What is fleen the plural of?
Fleen is the plural of flea.

Words near fleen in the dictionary

  1. fleekier
  2. fleekiest
  3. fleeky
  4. Fleeman
  5. Fleemans
  6. fleen
  7. Fleener
  8. Fleeners
  9. Fleenor
  10. Fleenors
  11. fleer

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