chigger
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
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