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)

1. sandhopper (Talitrus saltator)

   Synonym: piollo pato

Related terms

• pulga

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pulga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pulga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pulga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN