flealike
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waterflea — water flea n. Any of various small aquatic crustaceans of the order Cladocera, especially the daphnid, that typically swim with jerking flealike motions. * * * … Universalium
guinea worm — a long, slender, roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa. Also, Guinea worm. [1690 1700] * * * or medina worm or dragon worm Nematode (Dracunculus medinensis) that is… … Universalium
psyl|li|um — «SIHL ee uhm», noun. a plantain whose flealike seeds are used as a laxative; fleawort. ╂[< New Latin psyllium < Greek psyllion < psylla flea] … Useful english dictionary
