sandflea

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sandflea

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From sand + flea.

noun sandfleas

Any insect of the species of flying, biting, blood-sucking two-winged flies encountered in sandy areas.
Similar: sandfly, sand fly, no-see-um, no-see-em, noseeum, sand gnat, punkie, punky
One of the Talitridae family of marine amphipod crustaceans.

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@misc{sandflea_2026,
  title = {sandflea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sandflea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}