pulga da area

Galician

Pulga da area ("sand flea")

Etymology

Pulga (“flea”) + da (“of the”) + area (“sand”)

Noun

pulga da area f (plural pulgas da area)

sandhopper (Talitrus saltator)
Synonym: piollo pato

Related terms

pulga

References

“pulga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“pulga da area” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“pulga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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