Flea-beetle
Pronunciation : Flea"-bee`tle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A small beetle of the family Halticid?, 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.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913