HyperDic: chigoe

English > 1 sense of the word chigoe:
NOUNanimalchigoe, chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetranssmall tropical flea
English > chigoe: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans.
Synonymschigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans
Member ofTunga, genus TungaA genus of Siphonaptera
BroaderfleaAny wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
Spanishnigua

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