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College football game
NU's game-tying touchdown as time expired that became known as the "Flea Kicker." Top-ranked Nebraska won in overtime to keep its national championship
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Topics referred to by the same term
table football Kicker, another name for Kickball Flea Kicker, a play executed by the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Nicolás Kicker (born 1992), Argentine
Kicker
University of Nebraska–Lincoln football team
after a game-tying touchdown that was deflected in the end zone (the "Flea Kicker"), but dropped in the AP and Coaches polls. A month later Nebraska beat
Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football
share the national title that season. This play is also known as the Flea Kicker. It is generally[citation needed] not considered a Hail Mary pass as
List_of_Hail_Mary_passes
American college football rivalry
bizarre, game-tying touchdown as time expired that became known as the "Flea Kicker." Nebraska won in overtime, later claiming its third national championship
Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry
Missouri–Nebraska_football_rivalry
American college football season
(and then top-ranked) Nebraska in overtime came after the infamous Flea Kicker play. This was a deflection reception off an unintentionally kicked pass
1997 Missouri Tigers football team
1997_Missouri_Tigers_football_team
Trick play in American football
In American football, the flea flicker is an unorthodox or "trick play" designed to fool the defensive team into thinking that a play is a run instead
Flea_flicker
American football player (born 1988)
original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2009. "The Fifth Down. The Flea-Kicker. 4.8 Seconds". Missouri Tigers Athletics. Archived from the original
Jeremy_Maclin
Wiggins and into the hands of Matt Davison. The play became known as the "Flea Kicker" – NU won in overtime but dropped behind Michigan and Florida State in
Nebraska Cornhuskers football under Tom Osborne
Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_under_Tom_Osborne
American college football season
926 November 8 2:30 pm at Missouri No. 1 Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Flea Kicker, rivalry) ABC W 45–38 OT 66,846 November 15 11:30 am Iowa State No. 3
1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
1997_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team
American football player and coach (born 1975)
Golden Arm Award finalist. Frost's senior season featured the notable "Flea Kicker" play in a game against Missouri, where he threw a pass that was inadvertently
Scott_Frost
Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Missouri
played from 2003 to 2010. The rivalry saw renewed interest following the Flea Kicker. The two teams played for the Victory Bell trophy, which was first awarded
Missouri_Tigers
American college football season
Nebraska, after the Huskers defeated Missouri, in a game best known for the Flea Kicker play. Tom Osborne's retirement and the Big Ten's cumulative 2–5 bowl
1997 Michigan Wolverines football team
1997_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team
Village in Missouri, United States
(October 1991): 37-54 online. Tom Sawyer (1973 film) "The Fifth Down. The Flea-Kicker. 4.8 Seconds. The page you wanted". www.mutigers.com. Archived from the
Dalton,_Missouri
American gridiron football player (born 1978)
perhaps best remembered for his outstanding performance in the famous Flea Kicker game against Nebraska, nearly leading the Tigers to an upset of the #1-ranked
Corby_Jones
College football games & plays with widely-used nicknames
to Michael Westbrook to win the game in the final play of the game. Flea Kicker November 8, 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers 45–38 Missouri Tigers A last-seconds
List of nicknamed college football games and plays
List_of_nicknamed_college_football_games_and_plays
American college football season
The top five remained the same in the next poll. November 8: In the "Flea Kicker" game, No. 1 Nebraska trailed Missouri 38–31 with seven seconds left
1997 NCAA Division I-A football season
1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season
Public school in Texas, United States
Jammer". NFL.com. "University of Missouri Athletics - The Fifth Down. The Flea-Kicker. 4.8 Seconds. The page you wanted". www.mutigers.com. Archived from the
Angleton_High_School
Colorado–Missouri college football game
Game (1940) 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season 1991 Orange Bowl Flea Kicker The Play (American football) List of nicknamed college football games
Fifth_Down_Game_(1990)
1996 American film
by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and guest vocals from R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and jazz singer Jimmy Scott. Flea and Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist
Albino_Alligator
College football team
Oklahoma ("Game of the Century") 1982 vs. Penn State 1997 vs. Missouri ("Flea Kicker") 2001 vs. Oklahoma ("Black 41 Flash Reverse") Culture and lore History
History of Nebraska Cornhuskers football
History_of_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football
NFL team season
his first career interception and also returned for 60 yards to set up kicker Matt Stover with a 20-yard field goal to put the Ravens up 17–0 at halftime
2006_Baltimore_Ravens_season
1987 National Football League championship game
Manuel at the Broncos 45-yard line. Two plays later, the Giants executed a flea flicker play for a 44-yard gain. Simms handed off to Morris, but before he
Super_Bowl_XXI
short-lived romantic interest. The two meet when Joshua is on his porch due to fleas in his house and they have a conversation after Joshua realizes that she
List_of_Dark_Angel_characters
83rd season in franchise history
special teams unit of long snapper Jake McQuaide, punter Johnny Hekker, and kicker Greg Zuerlein in their regular season roles. Notes Intra-division opponents
2019_Los_Angeles_Rams_season
2006 album by Chuck Dukowski
at the personal recording studio of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Little Kicker Sound. Greg Cameron, who played drums with Dukowski in The October
Eat_My_Life
NFL team season; first Super Bowl appearance
the San Francisco 49ers. In the first quarter, Arizona took a lead, as kicker Neil Rackers converted a 25-yard field goal. The 49ers responded with Running
2008_Arizona_Cardinals_season
NFL team season
with a 29-yard field goal by kicker Lawrence Tynes. In the second quarter, the Bengals scored 17 straight points. Bengal kicker Shayne Graham tied the game
2006 Cincinnati Bengals season
2006_Cincinnati_Bengals_season
101st season in franchise history
a huge opportunity to connect with Slayton, likely for a touchdown, on a flea-flicker late in the second quarter. The pass was underthrown, resulting in
2025_New_York_Giants_season
NFL team 42nd season
defensive end Marcellus Wiley, linebackers Sam Rogers and John Holecek, kicker Steve Christie and most notably, quarterback Doug Flutie, who had been cut
2001 San Diego Chargers season
2001_San_Diego_Chargers_season
American football tournament
Panthers tied the score at 17 thanks to a 46-yard field goal by rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald with 7:29 left in the third quarter. Aided by a 15-yard
2025–26_NFL_playoffs
American football tournament
decimated by problems at the placekicker position all year long. Starting kicker Nick Mike-Mayer had made just 8 of 17 field goal attempts before suffering
1978–79_NFL_playoffs
Deceptive play in gridiron football
reverse flea flicker and the double pass flea flicker. Reverse Flea Flicker As the name implies, this is a combination of a reverse and a flea flicker
Trick_play
Bash With Larry & Lee (UK and Ireland only) Cybergirl Diabolik Dragon Ball Flea-bag & Friends Fox Kids Cup Gadget & the Gadgetinis Hamtaro Jackie Chan Adventures
List of programs broadcast by Fox Kids
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American football tournament
in nine plays and scoring on Brady's 34-yard touchdown pass to Hogan on a flea flicker play. Pittsburgh then moved the ball to the Patriots' 19-yard line
2016–17_NFL_playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 46th US football season
for the decisive touchdown. Coach Noll revealed after the game that the flea flicker was actually a part of the team's specific game-plan for the Browns
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season
American football player (born 1987)
School to an undefeated season while playing wide receiver, cornerback, kicker, punter, and punt returner. He also lettered in basketball at Lincoln, where
Nyan_Boateng
American football tournament
second half, scoring with Foles' 41-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith on a flea flicker play. The Vikings responded with a drive on the Philadelphia 7-yard
2017–18_NFL_playoffs
Born and raised in Scotland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1992. Atilla Engin Flea Lita Ford Selim Giray Gregory Alan Isakov Tomo Miličević – Born in Yugoslavia
List of naturalized American citizens
List_of_naturalized_American_citizens
American football player (born 1978)
January 1, 1999. He threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Durell Price on a flea flicker play in the first quarter of the loss to Wisconsin. In the summer
Freddie_Mitchell
NFL team season
Thursday night NFL season opener. The Giants led 6–3 at halftime, with new kicker Matt Bryant kicking field goals of 29 and 33 yards. In the third quarter
2002_New_York_Giants_season
1971 Edition of the Super Bowl
penalties, costing them 133 yards. It was finally settled when Colts rookie kicker Jim O'Brien made a 32-yard field goal with five seconds left in regulation
Super_Bowl_V
English footballer and manager (born 1951)
via thefreelibrary.com. Tongue, Steve (9 May 1999). "Keegan leaves with flea in his ear". The Independent. London. Retrieved 10 August 2014. Szreter,
Kevin_Keegan
College football game
to 17. Western Kentucky opened their next drive with a 38-yard pass on a flea flicker and a 32-yard rush, but then stalled on the 4-yard line and settled
2016_Boca_Raton_Bowl
2014 National Football League championship game
Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014. Flea Explains Why Red Hot Chili Peppers Were Unplugged at the Super Bowl Archived
Super_Bowl_XLVIII
American football player (born 1947)
Hinton later caught a pass from wide receiver Sam Havrilak on a broken flea flicker play, but the ball was stripped by Renfro and Cornell Green on the
Eddie Hinton (American football)
Eddie_Hinton_(American_football)
100th season in franchise history
rating. Even then, he could not succeed at helping the Giants win. After kicker Graham Gano suffered an injury on the opening kickoff, the Giants became
2024_New_York_Giants_season
National Football League rivalry
However, the win did not come without a loss as on one play the Redskins ran a flea-flicker, the Giants defense was not fooled by the play and Lawrence Taylor
Commanders–Giants_rivalry
Type of short pass in football
a trick play. Examples of plays utilizing the lateral pass are the toss, flea flicker, hook and lateral, and buck-lateral. While a forward pass may only
Lateral_pass
2010 National Football League championship game
second quarter, Brees added two more touchdown passes, one to Henderson on a flea flicker and the other to Colston that was set up by a Will Smith interception
Super_Bowl_XLIV
National Football League franchise in Inglewood, California
can be seen wearing a Rams hat. Bassist Flea supports the Rams, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Los Angeles Lakers. Flea and Drummer Chad Smith have owned season
Los_Angeles_Rams
NFL Europe's last championship game
failed PAT). Afterwards, Bramlet went right back to work with a 35-yard flea-flicker TD pass to WR Marcus Maxwell. In the second quarter, the Galaxy finally
World_Bowl_XV
Recurring character on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
"May a demented deer lock horns with your daughter's Kawasaki", "May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the crotch of the person seated next to me,
Carnac_the_Magnificent
City in Texas, United States
beginning to clean up led the mayor to say "The whole city looks like a flea market." Climate: Located in a humid subtropical biome, Bridge City receives
Bridge_City,_Texas
often run pass routes to the flat when they are the safety valve receiver. flea flicker A trick play in which a running back throws a backward pass back
Glossary of American football terms
Glossary_of_American_football_terms
City in North Carolina, United States
The BAC is used for weddings, concerts, fundraisers, art shows, vintage flea markets, and other community-driven events. Wilmington is home to the Wilmington
Wilmington,_North_Carolina
American football tournament
71 yards, including Theismann's 46-yard completion to Alvin Garrett on a flea flicker play, and scored on a 2-yard touchdown run by Riggins on fourth down
1982–83_NFL_playoffs
NFL team season
sacked for the loss of 11, Lowe gained 8 yards back, then the Chargers ran a flea flicker on 3rd and 13, with Hadl finding Garrison for 20 yards. The drive
1966 San Diego Chargers season
1966_San_Diego_Chargers_season
Third AFL–NFL Championship Game
is one of the most famous plays in Super Bowl history. Baltimore tried a flea flicker play, which had a huge impact on the momentum of the game. Matte
Super_Bowl_III
2011-10-23. Retrieved 2020-12-15. "Das Kickers-Maskottchen ist ein Waschbär und heisst Waldi" [The Kickers mascot is a raccoon and is called Waldi]
List of association football mascots
List_of_association_football_mascots
American football tournament
the game. Then the Vikings went three-and-out after failing to convert a flea flicker. Jones immediately connected with Slayton on a 47-yard catch and
2022–23_NFL_playoffs
American college football team at University of Southern California
Winkler, Kirsten Dunst, Nick Lachey, Dr. Dre, Spike Lee, Alyssa Milano, Flea, Wilmer Valderrama, Jake Gyllenhaal and Andre 3000. The Trojans benefited
USC_Trojans_football
British children's fantasy (1987)
roams the castle grounds, running into a magical beggar who turns him into a flea. At the end of the day when the King calls for his story, the Storyteller
The_Storyteller_(TV_series)
American football tournament
with a 42-yard touchdown pass from Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald on a flea flicker play. In the second quarter, Ryan led Atlanta 80 yards to the Cardinals
2008–09_NFL_playoffs
American football tournament
fumble lost by Los Angeles running back Eric Dickerson led to Washington kicker Jess Atkinson's 25-yard field goal. The Redskins then extended their lead
1986–87_NFL_playoffs
1982 Edition of the Super Bowl
line with three consecutive completions. Then, the 49ers ran a fake reverse/flea flicker play that involved running back Ricky Patton handing the ball off
Super_Bowl_XVI
American college football season
they missed badly. However, the Broncos were called for running into the kicker, gave the Hokies a 4th and 5 situation where they went for it and scored
2010 Boise State Broncos football team
2010_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team
74th season in franchise history
completed a 42-yard TD pass to WR Donte' Stallworth. Even though Texans kicker Kris Brown would make a 34-yard field goal, the Eagles would take the lead
2006 Philadelphia Eagles season
2006_Philadelphia_Eagles_season
American football player (1946–2025)
During his years in Kansas City, TV commentators referred to him as "The Flea", reflecting his small size and ability to avoid defenders. In 1970, the
Warren_McVea
football, he must teach him how to throw. In the process, Milton is made a kicker when the coach sees him kick a 50-yard field goal after Milton is frustrated
List_of_Kickin'_It_episodes
46th season in franchise history
Bay led 16–14. Jakobi Meyers caught a 21-yard reception, then executed a flea flicker pass to Nelson Agholor, setting the Patriots up at the Tampa Bay
2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2021_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season
Bai Sheng (白勝), nicknamed "Daylight Rat" (白日鼠) Shi Qian (時遷), nicknamed "Flea on a Drum" (鼓上蚤) Duan Jingzhu (段景住), nicknamed "Golden Haired Hound" (金毛犬)
List of Water Margin characters
List_of_Water_Margin_characters
NFL team season
quarter, quarterback Drew Bledsoe threw a 70-yard pass to Terry Glenn on a flea flicker. With 5:58 left to go in the game, Cortez completed another field
2005 Washington Redskins season
2005_Washington_Redskins_season
2007 season of NFL team New York Jets
entering the game. The Jets started the game with a bang, however, executing a flea flicker play as quarterback Kellen Clemens found Laveranues Coles for 57 yards
2007_New_York_Jets_season
American college football season
October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. "'The Flea' runs wild". The Times Herald. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025
1971 Michigan State Spartans football team
1971_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team
1983 Edition of the Super Bowl
drove to Miami's 43-yard line and once again tried a trick play, this time a flea flicker. Riggins took a pitch from Theismann, ran up to the line of scrimmage
Super_Bowl_XVII
American college football season
defense held the Aggies to a mere 200 yards, allowing only a few big plays. Kicker Austin Hardin was 2/2 on field goals, and 7/8 on extra point kick attempts
2015 Florida Gators football team
2015_Florida_Gators_football_team
NFL team season record
Carolina overcame a slow first three-quarters, including giving up a reverse flea flicker TD pass, to stun the Seahawks in the 4th. After coming back from
2015_Carolina_Panthers_season
Town in Hesse, Germany
town are held on Linggplatz. The weekly market is held twice a week and a flea market takes place from April to October on the first Saturday of each month
Bad_Hersfeld
American college football season
afternoon on the drive that ensued early in the second quarter on a 44-yard flea flicker pass to DeAndrew White that tied the game 14–14. On the next drive
2013 Texas A&M Aggies football team
2013_Texas_A&M_Aggies_football_team
42nd season in franchise history; first with Tom Brady and first Super Bowl win
blocked Mike Vanderjagt kick, caught a 91-yard bomb from Tom Brady, then on a flea-flick play threw a 60-yard strike to Troy Brown, all in the first half. Despite
2001 New England Patriots season
2001_New_England_Patriots_season
NFL team season
Patriots a chance to strike back, but two plays later, Steve Grogan's pass on a flea flicker play was intercepted by Mike Reinfeldt on the Oilers 1-yard line
1978_Houston_Oilers_season
58th season in franchise history
them.” Prior to Week 1 of the regular season, the Raiders sought to have kicker Sebastian Janikowski agree to rework his contract to pay him less than the
2017_Oakland_Raiders_season
American football tournament
and followed it up with a 44-yard touchdown pass to Devery Henderson on a flea flicker play. Then Saints defensive lineman Will Smith intercepted a pass
2009–10_NFL_playoffs
Aspect of sports history
for many football inventions and traditions, including the huddle and the flea flicker. He was also a painter and known for his aphoristic remarks called
Early history of American football
Early_history_of_American_football
NFL team season
finished it with a 42-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Wesley Walker on a flea-flicker play. Cleveland responded with Kosar completing passes to Ozzie Newsome
1986_Cleveland_Browns_season
NFL team season
Jurevicius for a 46-yard touchdown to make it 21–10 with 6:05 to go. Saints kicker John Carney kicked a 30-yard field goal to narrow the score to 21–13 with
2001_New_York_Giants_season
Sixth Super Bowl Championship Season for the Pittsburgh Steelers
touchdown to bring the score to 7–7 after the first quarter. A Steelers 42-yard flea flicker advanced the ball to the 2 yard line. On the following play Mewelde
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season
2008_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season
NFL team season
and scored a field goal. On the following drive, the Chiefs executed a flea-flicker play and quarterback Tyler Thigpen caught an improbable 37-yard touchdown
2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2008_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season
College football game
24-yard touchdown reception by tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders on a reverse flea flicker. A defensive pass interference penalty on the ensuing Cowboys drive
2023_Big_12_Championship_Game
57th season in franchise history; fifth Super Bowl win
quarter. The Patriots answered the Steelers, though, storming 82 yards with a flea flicker from Dion Lewis to Brady, resulting in a 34-yard touchdown pass to
2016 New England Patriots season
2016_New_England_Patriots_season
American college football season
afternoon on the drive that ensued early in the second quarter on a 44-yard flea flicker pass to DeAndrew White that tied the game 14–14. On the next drive
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
2013_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team
College football bowl game and BCS National Championship
half. On the Seminoles' first offensive play of the drive, they attempted a flea flicker pass, which was caught by Warrick at the Virginia Tech 33-yard line
2000_Sugar_Bowl
Multipurpose sports complex in Berlin, Germany
The neighboring Mauerpark is popular among the citizens of Berlin. Its flea market attracts more than 40,000 visitors each Sunday. The population pressure
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
NFL team season
receiver Scotty Anderson, and linebacker Donté Curry. The Lions also re-signed kicker and franchise all-time leading scorer Jason Hanson to a four-year deal.
2004_Detroit_Lions_season
American football player (1935–2020)
Morrall handed the ball to Tom Matte, who threw a lateral back to Morrall in a flea-flicker play. Orr, wide open at the 20-yard line with an easy path to the
Jimmy_Orr
College football game
on his field goal tries (with a long of 49 yards), one of only four FBS kickers to be perfect, and 28 of 28 on his extra point attempts; he achieved second
2013_Beef_'O'_Brady's_Bowl
American college football season
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Tigers opened the scoring with a 61-yard flea-flicker touchdown pass from quarterback Blake Stenstrom to wide receiver
2022 Princeton Tigers football team
2022_Princeton_Tigers_football_team
NFL team season
with Kent Graham finding Hilliard on third down and then for 38 yards on a flea flicker. On 3rd-and-1, running back LeShon Johnson was dropped for a loss
1999_New_York_Giants_season
Commission (since 2018). Eva Wilma, 87, Brazilian actress (Alô, Doçura!, A Flea on the Scales, A Indomada), ovarian cancer. Nadia Al-Iraqia, 57, Iraqi actress
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FLEA KICKER
FLEA KICKER
Biblical
a flea; the fruit of a moth
Girl/Female
Greek
Abbreviation of Clotilde and Cleopatra.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Danish Freya, FREA means "lady, mistress."
Girl/Female
Australian, Polish
Lucky; Happy
Girl/Female
Arabic, Christian, French, German, Hebrew
Exalted; High
Girl/Female
English Teutonic American
Swift.
Boy/Male
African, Australian, Nigerian, Polish
Warlike; Lucky; Happy
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, French, Greek
To Praise; Acclaim; Her Father's Renown; Form of Cleo
Girl/Female
American, British, English, German, Teutonic
Swift; Fleet
Female
English
English variant spelling of Arabic Aliya, ALEA means "the high, exalted one."Â
Boy/Male
British, English
Generous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Probably an Americanized form of German Flick. Compare Fleek.
Girl/Female
Australian, Teutonic
Swift
Girl/Female
Israeli
Immigrant to a new home.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Bligh. Compare Blee.Hispanic (Mexico) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Galician Brea.
Girl/Female
Biblical
A flea, the fruit of a moth.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Female
English
Short form of English Eleanor, ELEA means "foreign; the other."
Girl/Female
Polish
Lucky.
FLEA KICKER
FLEA KICKER
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, German
Heart; Bright in Mind and Spirit
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Servant of the Sublime One
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; from documentary evidence, there appears to be from a medieval English female personal name, Ismaine or Ismenia.
Male
Celtic
, victory.
Boy/Male
Indian
Superior
Boy/Male
Scottish
Son of the conquering people.
Male
German
Variant spelling of German Helmfried, HELMFRID means "helmet-peace."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Vedic Worship
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Supreme Spirit
Boy/Male
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Wonderful; Handsome; Another Name for Lord Shiva; Pleasing; Powerful; Complete
FLEA KICKER
FLEA KICKER
FLEA KICKER
FLEA KICKER
FLEA KICKER
v. t.
To bend; as, to flex the arm.
n.
The chigoe, a species of flea.
n.
An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix.
imp. & p. p.
of Flee
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Flee
n. pl.
Obs. pl. of Flea.
n.
That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Flex
n.
A flea.
a.
Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face.
n.
A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.
n.
A genus of parasitic insects including the fleas. See Flea.
v. t.
To flay.
n.
A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine (Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species.
n. pl.
A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See Flea.
imp. & p. p.
of Flex
n.
See Fleam.
a.
Abounding with fleas.
n.
The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.