포유류나 조류의 피를 빨아먹고 사는 날개 없는 작은 점프형 곤충.
A small, wingless, jumping insect that feeds on the blood of mammals and birds and can transmit diseases.
예문:
"The cat needs a flea treatment because it's been scratching its ears."
"Fleas can jump up to two hundred times their own body length."
물속에서 톡톡 튀는 듯한 동작으로 움직이는 물벼룩과 같은 작은 갑각류.
A small aquatic crustacean, such as a daphnia, that moves through water with jerky, jumping motions.
예문:
"We observed the heartbeat of a water flea through a high-powered lens."
"Water fleas are an essential part of the freshwater food chain."
경멸스럽거나 하찮고 짜증나게 구는 사람을 비속하게 이르는 말.
A contemptible, insignificant, or annoying person.
예문:
"That little flea keeps trying to interrupt our meeting with silly questions."
"He acts like a big shot, but in this industry, he's just a flea."