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sand flea
noun
Definition of SAND FLEA
1
: a flea (as a chigoe) found in sandy places
2
: any of numerous amphipod crustaceans (family Talitridae) living on ocean beaches and leaping like fleas —called also beach flea
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1796
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sand flea
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