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flea-beetle
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flea-beetle, n.
A small beetle of the family Halticidæ , 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. [1913 Webster]
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