fleabite

1 4.2

A small red bump on the skin made by a flea

noun
/ˈfliːˌbaɪt/

: picadura de pulga

You are straw, a fleabite, a speck.

Examples

I listen and imagine those kiddies as they will become, dressed in spandex uniforms, lasers at the ready, enduring fleabites as they crawl through mud, or lie chilled and sleeping on frozen tundra.

Fiction book (1996)
After spending time in the grassy park, he discovered a small fleabite on his ankle.
She scratched her arm, realizing it was red from a fleabite she had gotten earlier.
The dog often brought fleabites into the house after playing outside in the tall grass.

Synonyms

insect bite

vsfleabite

4 2.5

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

is limited to bites from one tiny parasite rather than any stinging bug

flea bite

vsfleabite

2.5

A small red itchy spot on the skin caused by a flea

focuses on a red mark or swelling rather than general irritation

How Noticeable

swelling

3 3.7

welt

17 6.5

fleabite

1 4.2

spot

297 1.0

speck

66 1.3

Surface Forms

fleabite singular

fleabites plural

Morphology

fleabite = flea + bite (transparent) = flea + bite

The sense is a direct, literal compound denoting a bite from a flea, easily inferable from the components.

Etymology

Fleabite is simply the two words flea and bite, meaning 'a flea's bite', so picture a tiny insect biting your skin. That's why a fleabite is the small red spot or swelling a flea leaves on your skin.