Chigger

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  • noun. Any of various small, six-legged larvae of mites of the family Trombiculidae that parasitize humans and other vertebrates. The chigger's bite produces a wheal that is usually accompanied by severe itching.
  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A perverted form of chigoe. Compare jigger.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a small tropical flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex penetrans); same as chigoe.
  • noun. a larval mite of the family Trombiculidae that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings, causing intense irritation, and serving to transmit several infectious diseases.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
  • noun. A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
  • noun. : (slang, US) derogatory term for an East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
  • noun. larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
    • Word Usage
    "A chinese person who acts white is called a chigger (I know sounds like an insect) * I'm sure you can figure out why that is"
    Form
    chigger weed  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flea  trombiculid  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    1-wdt  alittle  arf  ectoplasmic  goodish  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    harvest mite  jigger  redbug  
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