chigger

[ chig-er ]

/ ˈtʃɪg ər /

noun

Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six-legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other infectious diseases.

chigoe.

Also jigger.

Origin of chigger

1735–45, Americanism; variant of chigoe

Words nearby chigger

chiffonnière, chifforobe, Chifley, chigetai, chigga, chigger, chignon, chigoe, Chigwell, Chihli, Chihuahua

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Example sentences from the Web for chigger

What was most aggravating were two pests of that region, the seed-tick and the chigger.
Tenting on the Plains|Elizabeth B. Custer
Ectoparasites infesting T. ornata are larvae of chigger mites (genus Trombicula) and larvae of bot flies (Sarcophaga cistudinis).
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
"Chiggerfoot" takes its name from the chigoe, chigger, or jigger, the minute flea which burrows into the foot.
Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll
The interlaminal seams and transverse hinges of adults were not infested until the height of the season of chigger activity.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler

Loomis in his study of the chigger mites of Kansas examined many of the racers captured in the early years of my field work.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for chigger

chigger

/ (ˈtʃɪɡə) /

noun

Also called: chigoe, redbug US and Canadian the parasitic larva of any of various free-living mites of the family Trombidiidae, which causes intense itching of human skin

another name for the chigoe (def. 1)

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Medical definitions for chigger

chigger

[ chĭg′ər ]

n.

The six-legged larva of mites of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates and inflicting a bite that produces a wheal accompanied by intense itching. harvest bug harvest mite jigger red bug

Chigoe.

单词	chigger
释义	chigger [ chig-er ] / ˈtʃɪg ər / noun Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six-legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other infectious diseases. chigoe. Also jigger. Origin of chigger 1735–45, Americanism; variant of chigoe Words nearby chigger chiffonnière, chifforobe, Chifley, chigetai, chigga, chigger, chignon, chigoe, Chigwell, Chihli, Chihuahua Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chigger What was most aggravating were two pests of that region, the seed-tick and the chigger. Tenting on the Plains\|Elizabeth B. Custer Ectoparasites infesting T. ornata are larvae of chigger mites (genus Trombicula) and larvae of bot flies (Sarcophaga cistudinis). Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler "Chiggerfoot" takes its name from the chigoe, chigger, or jigger, the minute flea which burrows into the foot. Jamaican Song and Story\|Walter Jekyll The interlaminal seams and transverse hinges of adults were not infested until the height of the season of chigger activity. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler Loomis in his study of the chigger mites of Kansas examined many of the racers captured in the early years of my field work. Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor\|Henry S. Fitch British Dictionary definitions for chigger chigger / (ˈtʃɪɡə) / noun Also called: chigoe, redbug US and Canadian the parasitic larva of any of various free-living mites of the family Trombidiidae, which causes intense itching of human skin another name for the chigoe (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for chigger chigger [ chĭg′ər ] n. The six-legged larva of mites of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates and inflicting a bite that produces a wheal accompanied by intense itching. harvest bug harvest mite jigger red bug Chigoe. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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