flea collar

flea col·lar

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flee kol-er]
- /fli ˈkɒl ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flee kol-er]
- /fli ˈkɒl ər/

Definitions of flea collar words

noun flea collar a dog or cat collar impregnated with a chemical for repelling or killing fleas. 1
noun flea collar animal collar that repels fleas 1
noun flea collar a special medicated collar worn by an animal to prevent it from being infested with fleas 0

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Origin of flea collar

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Flea collar

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flea collar

flea collar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flea collar usage trend in Literature

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