- chigger
- chigger 1756, from W.Indies chigoe (1660s), possibly from Carib, or of African origin (e.g. Wolof and Yoruba jiga "insect").
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chigger — n. 1. a small tropical flea ({Tunga penetrans}, formerly {Pulex penetrans}); same as {chigoe}. [Also spelled {chigre}.] Syn: chigoe, chigoe flea, {Tunga penetrans}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a larval mite of the family {Trombiculidae} that sucks the blood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chigger — may refer to:* Harvest mite, mites in the family Trombiculidae that live in North American forests and grasslands * Chigoe flea ( Tunga penetrans ), a parasitic arthropod found in tropical climates, especially South America and the West Indies … Wikipedia
chigger — ☆ chigger [chig′ər] n. [of Afr orig., as in Wolof jiga, insect ] the tiny, red larva of a family (Trombiculidae) of mites, whose bite causes severe itching … English World dictionary
chigger — /chig euhr/, n. 1. Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other… … Universalium
chigger — The six legged larva of Trombicula species and other members of the family Trombiculidae; a bloodsucking stage of mites that includes the vectors of scrub typhus. * * * chig·ger chig ər, jig n 1) CHIGOE (1) … Medical dictionary
chigger — UK [ˈtʃɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈtʃɪɡər] noun [countable] Word forms chigger : singular chigger plural chiggers a small insect larva, common in warm parts of the US, whose bite causes painful lumps on your skin … English dictionary
chigger — Jigger Jig ger (j[i^]g g[ e]r), n. [A corrupt. of chigre.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A species of flea ({Tunga penetrans}, or {Sarcopsylla penetrans}, or {Pulex penetrans}), which burrows beneath the skin; called also {jigger flea}. See {Chigoe}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chigger — Chigoe Chig oe, Chigre Chig re, n. [Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr. Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of flea ({Tunga penetrans}, formerly {Pulex penetrans}), common in the West Indies and South America, which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chigger bite — Chigger bites showing characteristic raised and fluid filled center. Chigger bites are a cutaneous condition caused by trombiculid mites.[1]:453 See also List of cutaneous conditi … Wikipedia
Chigger (disambiguation) — A chigger or harvest mite is a mite in the family Trombiculidae that lives in North American forests and grasslands. Chigger may also refer to: Chigoe flea, a parasitic arthropod found in tropical climates, especially South America and the West… … Wikipedia
