SAND FLEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sand flea mean? 

• SAND FLEA (noun)
  The noun SAND FLEA has 1 sense:

1. small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches

  Familiarity information: SAND FLEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAND FLEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

beach flea; sand flea; sand hopper; sandhopper

Hypernyms ("sand flea" is a kind of...):

amphipod (a kind of malacostracan crustacean)

Holonyms ("sand flea" is a member of...):

genus Orchestia; Orchestia (type genus of the family Orchestiidae)

 Context examples 

Some, including crayfishes, live in freshwater habitats; others (e.g., sand fleas, land crabs, and sow bugs) live in moist terrestrial environments.

(Crustacean, NCI Thesaurus)