deflea

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deflea

/diːˈfliː/

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From de- + flea (noun).

verb defleas · defleaing · defleaed · deflead

transitive To rid of fleas. I had to deflea our cat with a flea comb, even though it wears a flea collar.

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verb to rid of fleas

Español	espulgar
Français	épucer
Deutsch	flöhen, entflohen
Italiano	spulciare
Ελληνικά	ψυλλίζω psyllízo

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@misc{deflea_2026,
  title = {deflea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deflea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}