sandflea

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noun

Any insect of the species of flying, biting, blood-sucking two-winged flies encountered in sandy areas.

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Meanings

nounsandflea (plural sandfleas)

plural sandfleas

  1. Any insect of the species of flying, biting, blood-sucking two-winged flies encountered in sandy areas.

    Synonyms: sandfly, sand fly, no-see-um, no-see-em, noseeum, sand gnat, punkie, punky

  2. One of the Talitridae family of marine amphipod crustaceans.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny insect of the species of flying, biting, blood-sucking two-winged flies encountered in sandy areas.

Similar
sandflysand flyno-see-umno-see-emnoseeumsand gnatpunkiepunky
Also see
punkie

Origin

From sand + flea.

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Cite this entry
APA

sandflea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandflea

MLA

“sandflea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandflea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandflea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandflea.

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