chigger

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noun

1. small tropical flea;
the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
• Syn:
chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans
• Hypernyms:
flea
• Member Holonyms:
Tunga, genus Tunga
2. larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
• Syn:
harvest mite, jigger, redbug
• Hypernyms:
trombiculid
• Member Holonyms:
Trombicula, genus Trombicula