sandflea

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English[edit]

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English Wikipedia has an article on:

Sandfly

Wikispecies has information on:

Diptera

Wikispecies has information on:

Talitridae

Etymology[edit]

sand +‎ flea

Noun[edit]

sandflea (plural sandfleas)

Any insect of the species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran encountered in sandy areas.
One of the Talitridae family of marine amphipod crustaceans.

Synonyms[edit]

(insect): sandfly, sand fly, no-see-um, no-see-em, noseeum, sand gnat, punkie, punky

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