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flea
(redirected from Flea allergy dermatitis)

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flea  (fl)
n.
1. Any of various small, wingless, bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera that have legs adapted for jumping and are parasitic on warm-blooded animals.
2. Any of various small crustaceans that resemble or move like fleas, such as the water flea.
Idiom:
a flea in (one's) ear
An annoying hint or a stinging rebuke.

[Middle English fle, from Old English flah.]

flea
Noun
1. a small wingless jumping insect feeding on the blood of mammals and birds
2. flea in one's ear Informal a sharp rebuke [Old English flēah]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fleaflea - any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon - any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
insect - small air-breathing arthropod
Pulex irritans - the most common flea attacking humans
Ctenocephalides canis, dog flea - flea that attacks dogs and cats
cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis - flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats
chigger, chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans - small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
Echidnophaga gallinacea, sticktight flea, sticktight - parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
Translations

flea [fliː] npulga
flea [fliː] npuce f
flea [fliː] nFloh m
flea [fliː] npulce f

flea
n flea [fliː]
a type of small blood-sucking insect that jumps instead of flying and lives on the bodies of animals or people. vlooi بُرْغوث бълха blecha loppe der Floh ψύλλος pulga kirp کک kirppu puce פַּרעוֹש पिस्सू buha bolha kutu fló pulce のみ 벼룩 blusa blusa kutu vlo loppe pchła pulga purice блоха blcha bolha buva loppa หมัด pire 跳蚤 блоха پسّو، چھوٹا پھدکنے والا حشرہ bọ chét
n ˈflea market
an open-air market that sells cheap, old or used articles. vlooimark سوق السِّلَع الرَّخيصَه битпазар bleší trh loppemarked der Trödel-/Flohmarkt υπαίθρια αγορά μεταχειρισμένων ή παλαιών ειδών rastro täiturg, täika بازار کهنه فروش ها שׁוּק פִשׁפּשִׁים कबाड़ी बाजार buvljak zsibvásár, bolhapiac pasar loak/rombengan mercato delle pulci のみの市 벼룩 시장, 싸구려 시장 sendaikčių turgus utenis pasar lambak rommelmarkt, vlooienmarkt loppemarked pchli targ барахолка blší trh bolšji trg buvljak loppmarknad ตลาดนัด bit pazarı 跳蚤市場 блошиний ринок, барахолка پرانی استعمال شدہ اشیا کا بازار chợ trời bán đồ cũ


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Preventing infestations is important because blood-sucking insects can transmit a range of illnesses that are dangerous to pets and their families, including flea allergy dermatitis, fleabite anemia,
Fleabite allergies, which can result in the hypersensitivity skin disorder flea allergy dermatitis (FAD), are the most common, followed closely by allergies to airborne particles like pollen, and then food allergies.
nbsp;skin disorder known as flea allergy dermatitis (FAD)(2).
 
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