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Trombicula ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Trombicula - type genus of the family Trombiculidaegenus Trombiculaarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Trombiculidae, Trombiculidae - mitesharvest mite, redbug, chigger, jigger - larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation |
Trombicula
Trombicula [trom-bik´u-lah] a genus of mites of the family Trombiculidae, including T. akamu´shi, T. delien´sis, T. flet´cheri, T. pal´lida, and T. scutella´ris; their larvae (chiggers) are vectors of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, the cause of scrub typhus.Trombicula (trom-bik'yū-lă), The chigger mite, a genus of mites (family Trombiculidae) the larvae of which (chiggers, red bugs) include pests of humans and other animals, and vectors of rickettsial diseases.Trom·bic·u·la (trom-bik'yū-lă) The chigger mite, a genus of mites the larvae of which (chiggers, red bugs) include pests of humans and other animals, and vectors of rickettsial and, probably, viral diseases. Trombicula Related to Trombicula: chigger, Trombicula alfreddugesiSynonyms for Trombiculanoun type genus of the family TrombiculidaeSynonymsRelated Words- arthropod genus
- family Trombiculidae
- Trombiculidae
- harvest mite
- redbug
- chigger
- jigger
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