chigger (n.)

  1. small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans

    [ Syn: chigoe , chigoe flea , tunga penetrans ]

  2. larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

    [ Syn: harvest mite , jigger , redbug ]

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