English

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Noun

sandflea ‎(plural sandfleas)

1. Any insect of the species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran encountered in sandy areas.
2. One of the Talitridae family of marine amphipod crustaceans.

Synonyms

• (insect): sandfly, sand fly, no-see-um, no-see-em, noseeum, sand gnat, punkie, punky