n.
Pronunciation: ' fl ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fle, from Old English fl ē a; akin to Old High German fl ō h flea
Date: before 12th century
: any of an order (Siphonaptera) of small wingless bloodsucking insects that have a hard laterally compressed body and legs adapted to leaping and that feed on warm-blooded animals
– flea in one's ear : REBUKE <sent him away with a flea in his ear >
flea