WATER FLEA

Meaning of WATER FLEA in English

any of various small crustaceans that move about in the water like fleas, as those of the genus Daphnia.

[ 1575-85 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WATER FLEA — noun Date: circa 1585 any of various small active dark or brightly colored aquatic crustaceans (as a daphnia or cyclops)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WATER FLEA — Any of about 450 species (order Anomopoda) of microscopic, mostly freshwater crustacean s distributed worldwide. Species in the genus Daphnia …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER FLEA — noun : any of various small active dark or brightly colored aquatic entomostracan crustaceans (as of the genera Cyclops and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER FLEA — () Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphnia, etc; -- so called …
Английский словарь Webster
WATER FLEA — Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphnia, etc; -- so called because …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER FLEA — Date: circa 1585 : any of various small active dark or brightly colored aquatic crustaceans (as a daphnia or cyclops)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER FLEA — any one of numerous species of small aquatic entomostraca belonging to the genera cyclops, daphnia, etc; so called because …
Webster English vocab
WATER FLEA — Function: noun Date: circa 1585 : any of various small active dark or brightly colored aquatic crustaceans (as a daphnia …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WATER FLEA — ■ noun another term for daphnia .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WATER FLEA — [water flea] n (ca. 1585): any of various small active dark or brightly colored aquatic crustaceans (as a daphnia or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER FLEA — Water flea of the genus Daphnia (magnified about 30) any member of the crustacean order Anomopoda (class Branchiopoda), a large …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER FLEA — Any of about 450 species (order Anomopoda) of microscopic, mostly freshwater crustacean s distributed worldwide. Species in the genus Daphnia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WATER FLEA — дафния, водяная блоха (Daphnia)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WATER FLEA — дафния, водяная блоха ( Daphnia )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
FLEA — I Any member of 1,600 species and subspecies of small, wingless, bloodsucking (parasitic) Specialized anatomical structures allow the flea to …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEA — I. ˈflē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fle, flee, from Old English flēah, flēa; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEA — (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the …
Английский словарь Webster
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLEA — /flee/ , n. 1. any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEA — noun Etymology: Middle English fle, from Old English flēa; akin to Old High German flōh flea Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
FLEA — vt to flay. 2. flea ·noun an insect belonging to the genus pulex, of the order aphaniptera. fleas are destitute …
Webster English vocab
FLEA — [flea] n [ME fle, fr. OE flea; akin to OHG floh flea] (bef. 12c): any of an order (Siphonaptera) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLEA
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLEA — flea BrE AmE fliː (= flee) ▷ fleas fliːz ▶ ˈ flea ˌ market BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATER
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEA — / fliː; NAmE / noun a very small jumping insect without wings, that bites animals and humans and sucks their …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLEA — flea /fliː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a very small insect without wings that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLEA — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLEA — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
FLEA — n.1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in full …
Oxford English vocab
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLEA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flea collar flea market COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN collar ▪ The first 50 winning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
FLEA — [noun] [C] - a very small jumping insect without wings which feeds on the blood of animals and humansOur cat …
Cambridge English vocab
FLEA — n. flea beetle sand flea beach flea water flea
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA — n. Any member of 1,600 species and subspecies of small, wingless, bloodsucking (parasitic) insects (order Siphonaptera), found from the Arctic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA — Synonyms and related words : broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, cat flea, chigoe, cockroach, crab, dog flea, frog, gazelle, goat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLEA — Someone who does not tip or tips very poorly. Las Vegas gambling term. A flea will almost never get special …
Slang English vocab
FLEA — noun VERB + FLEA ▪ get , have ▪ be infested with ▪ control , kill ▪ This drug is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WATER — INDEX: 1. water 2. when a lot of water covers a place that is usually dry 3. a continuous movement …
Longman Activator English vocab
WATER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLEA — сущ. блоха fleas bite ≈ блохи кусают to send smb. away with a flea in his ear ≈ дать кому-л. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLEA — 1. fli: n 1. энт. блоха ( Siphonaptera ) 2. = flea-beetle 3. красновато-коричневый цвет 4. амер. сл. скучный, надоедливый …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WATER — 1) вода 2) объём воды; расход 3) минеральная вода 4) обводнять 5) увлажнять ( грунт ) 6) мочить; замачивать; смачивать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WATER — 1) вода 2) объём воды; расход 3) минеральная вода 4) обводнять 5) увлажнять (грунт) 6) мочить; замачивать; смачивать 7) разбавлять водой 8) водоём 9) мн. ч. паводок; разлив • to …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WATER — 1) ватерный 2) вода 3) водный 4) водовозный 5) водоналивный 6) водоперепускный 7) водоподпорный 8) водопонижающий 9) водоприемный 10) водоуказательный 11) водоумягчающий 12) водоумягчительный 13) водяной 14) гидравлический 15) мочить 16) муарировать 17) смачивать 18) споить • boiler water …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FLEA — flea сущ.блоха fleas bite — блохи кусают•• to send smb. away with a flea in his ear — дать кому-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WATER
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLEA — 1. fli: n 1. энт. блоха ( Siphonaptera ) 2. = flea-beetle 3. красновато-коричневый цвет 4. амер. сл. скучный, надоедливый …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WATER
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FLEA — сущ. блоха fleas bite — блохи кусают •• to send smb. away with a flea in his ear — дать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WATER
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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