Definition of chigger. Meaning of chigger. Synonyms of chigger

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Definition of chigger

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 (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger. [Written also chegre, chegoe, chique, chigger, jigger.] Note: The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain mites or ticks having similar habits.

Meaning of chigger from wikipedia

- Trombicula, known as chiggers, red bugs, scrub-itch mites, or berry bugs, are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) in the Trombiculidae family. In...
- Look up chigger or harvest mite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chiggers are tiny harvest mites, members of the family Trombiculidae, that can cause...
- as chiggers and in Britain as harvest mites, but also known as berry bugs, bush-mites, red bugs or scrub-itch mites, are a family of mites. Chiggers are...
- especially those of the genus Trombicula (chiggers). The rash is also often known as chigger bites. Chiggers are commonly found on the tip of blades of...
- nigua, sand flea, or burrowing flea (and not to be confused with the chigger, a different arthropod). The flea and the disease that it causes are found...
- terms include: "Bevan" or "Bev" in Queensland. "Booner" in Canberra. "Chigger" (also "chigga" or "chig") in Tasmania. This appears to be a reference...
- Chigger Hill is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. Chigger Hill was named from the fact the original settlers had to...
- infestation of T. penetrans is called tungiasis. Jiggers are often confused with chiggers, a type of mite. Jiggers are native to Central and South America, and have...
- Alvin Lowell "Chigger" Browne (August 3, 1888 – March 2, 1955) was a college football player and track coach. Browne was a quarterback for the Sewanee...
- Trombiculidae.) It is the common chigger species of the United States, also sometimes called the harvest mite. Chiggers are the parasitic larval stages...