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flea bite

flea bite

2.5
A small red itchy spot on the skin caused by a flea
  • noun
  • /fliː baɪt/
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  • The child kept scratching the flea bite on his arm.

Examples

  • She noticed a flea bite on her ankle after walking the dog.

  • It's important to clean a flea bite to prevent infection.

  • I found a flea bite on my ankle.

  • The dog has several flea bites on its back.

  • After playing in the grass, Jake noticed a small swelling on his arm from a flea bite.

  • She applied an antiseptic cream to relieve the irritation from a flea bite she got while gardening.

  • The doctor said that the red mark on his leg was just a flea bite and nothing to worry about.

Synonyms

bite
vsflea bite
256 1.0

A mark left by a person, animal, or insect

is a skin irritation caused by tiny bloodsucking parasites not general teeth action
insect bite
vsflea bite
4 2.5

A small itchy or painful mark on the skin caused by an insect

is limited to tiny bloodsucking parasites rather than any stinging creature
fleabite
vsflea bite
1 4.2

A small red bump on the skin made by a flea

is the same but written as two words instead of one

How Irritated

blister
52 2.4
welt
17 6.5
flea bite
2.5
red blotch
1 4.4

Surface Forms

flea bite singular
flea bites plural

Morphology

flea + bite

The meaning 'a small swelling or irritation caused by the bite of a flea' is directly and literally composed from 'flea' (an insect that feeds on blood) + 'bite' (the wound or mark resulting from biting). This straightforward noun-noun combination is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The noun flea bite names the small, red bump a flea makes when it bites your skin; it is usually itchy and a little swollen. That is why a flea bite means 'a small swelling or irritation' caused by the insect.