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 | ||