HyperDic: chigoe_flea

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

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