flea collar

noun

: a collar for animals (such as dogs and cats) that contains insecticide for killing fleas

Examples of flea collar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Made with high-quality, all-natural ingredients, this flea collar is a safe and effective way to protect your four-legged friend from these tiny threats. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023

Investigation:Popular flea collar linked to almost 1,700 pet deaths. —Johnathan Hettinger, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023

Is an oral flea treatment better than a flea collar? —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022

One is to make a flea collar out of lemon and eucalyptus oil. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022

Third, use a flea collar or spot-on treatment on your dog. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022

USA Today write that your pet's flea collar may be deadly. —Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2021

Popular flea collar linked to almost 1,700 pet deaths. —Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flea collar

• footballer
• installer
• caller
• crawler
• dollar
• faller
• haller
• hauler
• holler
• scholar
• smaller
• squalor

Kids Definition

flea collar

noun

: a collar for dogs and cats that contains insecticide to kill fleas

Medical Definition

flea collar

noun

flea col·​lar -ˌkäl-ər 

: a collar for animals that contains insecticide for killing fleas