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English noun: chigger

1. chigger (animal) small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans


Synonymschigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans


Broader (hypernym)flea


Member meronymgenus Tunga, Tunga

2. chigger (animal) larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation


Synonymsharvest mite, jigger, redbug


Broader (hypernym)trombiculid


Member meronymgenus Trombicula, Trombicula









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