flea-colored

  • 1flea-bit|ten — «FLEE BIHT uhn», adjective. 1. bitten by or infested with fleas. 2. having reddish brown spots on a light colored hide: »a flea bitten horse. 3. Figurative. shabby; miserable; squalid: »a fleabitten kingdom in the Middle East (Maclean s). a flea… …

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  • 2flea-bitten — [flēbit΄ n] adj. 1. bitten by a flea or fleas 2. infested with fleas 3. wretched; decrepit; shabby 4. light colored with reddish brown spots: said of horses …

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  • 3flea-bitten — flea′ bit ten adj. 1) bitten by or infested with fleas 2) shabby; dilapidated; wretched 3) (of a horse) having a light colored coat with small brown or reddish spots or streaks • Etymology: 1560–70 …

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  • 4flea-bitten — /flee bit n/, adj. 1. bitten by a flea or fleas. 2. infested with fleas. 3. shabby; dilapidated; wretched. 4. (of a horse) having a light colored coat with small, dark spots or streaks. [1560 70] * * * …

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  • 5Leaf flea — Leaf Leaf (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] …

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  • 6water flea — noun Date: circa 1585 any of various small active dark or brightly colored aquatic crustaceans (as a daphnia or cyclops) …

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  • 7alder flea beetle — noun : a small metallic colored beetle (Altica ambiens) feeding on alders and sometimes causing defoliation …

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  • 8puce — a. Dark brown, reddish brown, flea colored …

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  • 9Gray (horse) — Nearly all Lipizzaner horses have gray coats. They are typically born bay or black, and their hair coat will be pure white before they are 10 years old …

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  • 10List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… …

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