BEACH FLEA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches

Synonyms:

beach flea; sand flea; sand hopper; sandhopper

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Nouns denoting animals

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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