flea
Dog's itchy tormentor
A flea is a tiny wingless insect that feeds on blood, jumping between hosts with powerful hind legs.
Fleas infest dogs, cats, and other mammals, causing itching and sometimes transmitting disease.
A flea market is an outdoor bazaar selling secondhand goods—the name suggesting items might carry fleas.
A flea bag or fleabag is a shabby hotel.
Organism feeding on plasma
- hostOne receiving guests
- ectoparasiteOrganism feeding on host externally
- vectorQuantity with direction
- feedingGiving food to
lifecycle · transmission · disease · typhus · plague · tapeworm · carrier · bite
Harmful small animals
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
fumigate · spray · repellent · treatment · collar · powder · shampoo · prevention
Domesticated barking mammal
- catSmall furry housepet
- collarNeck encirclement
- veterinarianDoctor for animals
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
fur · coat · scratching · bathing · treatment · prevention · comb · inspection
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- smallLimited in size
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
speck · barely visible · pinpoint · dot
Urge to scratch
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- weltRaised skin injury
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
swelling · allergy · hives · inflammation · antihistamine · puncture · lesion · dermatitis
Sudden eruption of trouble
- swarmMass of moving insects
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- infestOccupy harmfully en masse
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
proliferation · epidemic · plague · spread · exterminator · fumigation · treatment · hotspot
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- segmentedDivided into sections
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
chitin · larvae · pupa · wingless · thorax · abdomen · metamorphosis · species
bloodsucker
Organism feeding on plasma
- hostOne receiving guests
- ectoparasiteOrganism feeding on host externally
- vectorQuantity with direction
feeding · lifecycle · transmission · disease · typhus · plague · tapeworm · carrier · bite · attach
vermin
Harmful small animals
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
pesticide · fumigate · spray · repellent · treatment · collar · powder · shampoo · prevention · control
dog
Domesticated barking mammal
- catSmall furry housepet
- collarNeck encirclement
- veterinarianDoctor for animals
grooming · fur · coat · scratching · bathing · treatment · prevention · comb · inspection · household
tiny
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- smallLimited in size
minute · speck · barely visible · pinpoint · dot
itch
Urge to scratch
irritation · swelling · allergy · hives · inflammation · antihistamine · puncture · lesion · dermatitis · reaction
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
overrun · proliferation · epidemic · plague · spread · exterminator · fumigation · treatment · hotspot · carpet
arthropod
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- segmentedDivided into sections
invertebrate · chitin · larvae · pupa · wingless · thorax · abdomen · metamorphosis · species · entomology
leap
Sudden springing movement
propel · catapult · airborne · agility · acrobatic · pounce · vault · powerful · hind legs · distance
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- Biting Pestsmosquito, mosquitoes, bedbug, bedbugs, tick
- blood feedersmosquito, tick, louse, bedbug, bed bug
- bloodsuckersmosquito, tick, leech, bedbug, louse
fleahost
One receiving guests
symbiont · mutualist · provider · benefactor · caretaker
Arthropod aiding agriculture
pollinator · honeybee · bee · ladybug · butterfly
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
- flea collarPet's anti-parasite neckwear
- flea bitesSmall parasitic punctures
- sand fleasSmall coastal burrowing crustaceans
- flea bagShabby, infested lodging
- flea infestationParasitic insect outbreak