chigger

/ˈtʃɪgər/
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Other forms: chiggers

Definitions of chigger
  1. noun
    small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
    synonyms: Tunga penetrans, chigoe, chigoe flea
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    type of:
    flea
    any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
  2. noun
    larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
    synonyms: harvest mite, jigger, redbug
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    type of:
    trombiculid
    mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
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