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- noun Plural form of
flea .
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Examples
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May God have mercy on your worthless soul and may the fleas from a thousand camels infest your armpits.
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Sailer brings them with him, like fleas from a dog.
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One part has a female monkey doing “He loves me, He loves me not.” with fleas from a male monkey’s back.
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NYT, you've got fleas, which is why I don't subscribe.
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The conclusion you came to about the fleas is the same thing that Corrie Tenboom said during her captivity in Nazi Germany.
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They were all fluey and teeny, and covered in fleas.
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They were all fluey and teeny, and covered in fleas.
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Again, some creatures come into being neither from parents of the same kind nor from parents of a different kind, as flies and the various kinds of what are called fleas; from these are produced animals indeed, but not in this case of similar nature but a kind of scolex.
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"The fleas are my pride and joy-I trained them and sewed their costumes-but they are also our biggest headache, " said Amanda.
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Upon my word, I believe the fleas are the only industrious creatures in all Turkey.
mollusque commented on the word fleas
Adam had 'em.
January 13, 2008