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Chigger   Listen
noun
chigger  n.  
1.
A small tropical flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex penetrans); same as chigoe. (Also spelled chigre)
Synonyms: chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans.
2.
A larval mite of the family Trombiculidae that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings, causing intense irritation, and serving to transmit several infectious diseases.
Synonyms: harvest mite, jigger, redbug.





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Words linked to "Chigger" :   Tunga, genus Trombicula, trombiculid, jigger, flea, chigoe


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