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sand flea

sand flea noun: any of various small crustaceans of the family Talitridae (order Amphipoda), that are found on beaches and jump like a flea.

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.
  2. A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans; a chigoe (family: Tungidae, order: Siphonaptera).

sand flea meaning in Tamil

sand flea in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of sand flea

Forms of sand flea

pluralsand fleas

Questions about sand flea

What does sand flea mean?
Sand flea means any of various small crustaceans of the family Talitridae (order Amphipoda), that are found on beaches and jump like a flea.
What is sand flea in Tamil?
Sand flea in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Sand flea meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sand flea?
Sand flea is a noun.
What is the plural of sand flea?
The plural of sand flea is sand fleas.

Words near sand flea in the dictionary

  1. sand eels
  2. sand engine
  3. sand engines
  4. sand fence
  5. sand fences
  6. sand flea
  7. sand fleas
  8. sand flies
  9. sand flounder
  10. sand flounders
  11. sand fly

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