NOUN | animal | Tunga penetrans, chigoe, chigger, chigoe flea | small tropical flea |
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Meaning | small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans. | |
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Synonyms | chigoe, chigger, chigoe flea | |
Member of | Tunga, genus Tunga | A genus of Siphonaptera |
Broader | flea | Any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap |
Spanish | nigua |
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