English noun: chigger | |||
1. | chigger (animal) small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans | ||
Synonyms | chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flea | ||
Member meronym | genus Tunga, Tunga | ||
2. | chigger (animal) larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation | ||
Synonyms | harvest mite, jigger, redbug | ||
Broader (hypernym) | trombiculid | ||
Member meronym | genus Trombicula, Trombicula | ||