sandflea

== English == === Etymology === From sand +‎ flea. === Noun === sandflea (plural sandfleas) Any insect of the species of flying, biting, blood-sucking two-winged flies encountered in sandy areas. One of the Talitridae family of marine amphipod crustaceans. ==== Synonyms ==== (insect): sandfly, sand fly, no-see-um, no-see-em, noseeum, sand gnat, punkie, punky === References === “sandflea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. sandflea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia