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BEACH FLEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
Synonyms:
beach flea; sand flea; sand hopper; sandhopper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("beach flea" is a kind of...):
amphipod (a kind of malacostracan crustacean)
Holonyms ("beach flea" is a member of...):
genus Orchestia; Orchestia (type genus of the family Orchestiidae)
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