beach flea
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beach flea
n.
Any of various small amphipod crustaceans of the family Talitridae that live on sandy beaches and hop somewhat like fleas. Also called sand hopper.
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beach flea
n
(Animals) another name for the sand hopper
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beach′ flea`
n.
any of various tiny crustaceans that inhabit beaches and that jump like fleas.
[1835–45, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  beach flea - small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beachesamphipod - a kind of malacostracan crustacean genus Orchestia, Orchestia - type genus of the family Orchestiidae |
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