Flea

Morpheme

Flea

Type

free base

Denotation

small, wingless, parasitic insect

Etymology

Middle English fle; Old English flēah, flēa

Evidence

antiflea, deflea, flea, fleabag, fleabane, fleabite, fleabitten, fleaborne, fleabrain, flealike, fleaproof, fleas, fleaweed, fleawort

Notes

homophone of Flee