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Small tropical flea
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chigoe
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans [syn: chigger , chigoe flea , Tunga penetrans ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ( Tunga penetrans , formerly Pulex penetrans ), common in the West Indies and South America, which often ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A small tropical flea, ''Tunga penetrans'', whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.