1. Any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
   "The cat scratched incessantly due to a flea infestation"

Sounds like: flaws, floflea

Derived forms: fleas

Type of: ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon, insect

Part of: order Siphonaptera, Siphonaptera

Encyclopedia: Flea