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water flea

water flea noun: any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.

Noun

water flea (plural water fleas)

  1. Any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.

Forms of water flea

pluralwater fleas

Questions about water flea

What does water flea mean?
Water flea means any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.
What part of speech is water flea?
Water flea is a noun.
What is the plural of water flea?
The plural of water flea is water fleas.

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