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snow flea

snow flea noun: hypogastrura nivicola, a kind of springtail, often seen jumping about on the surface of snow.

Noun

snow flea (plural snow fleas)

  1. Hypogastrura nivicola, a kind of springtail, often seen jumping about on the surface of snow.
  2. Any of the family Boreidae of scorpionflies, especially Boreus hyemalis.
  3. Any of various springtails of the family Isotomidae and the genus Desoria.

Forms of snow flea

pluralsnow fleas

Questions about snow flea

What does snow flea mean?
Snow flea means hypogastrura nivicola, a kind of springtail, often seen jumping about on the surface of snow.
What part of speech is snow flea?
Snow flea is a noun.
What is the plural of snow flea?
The plural of snow flea is snow fleas.

Words near snow flea in the dictionary

  1. snow figure
  2. snow figures
  3. snow flake
  4. snow flakes
  5. snow flat
  6. snow flea
  7. snow fleas
  8. snow flies
  9. snow fly
  10. snow fort
  11. snow forts

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