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Tunga
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Tunga - a genus of Siphonaptera genus Tungaarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsorder Siphonaptera, Siphonaptera - fleaschigger, chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans - small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans |
Tunga
Tunga [tun´gah] a genus of fleas native to tropical and subtropical America and Africa. T. pe´netrans is the chigoe, which attacks many birds and mammals, including humans.Tunga (tung'ga) [Tupi (language of the Tupi people of Brazil)] A genus of fleas of the family Hectopsyllidae.Tunga penetransA species common in tropical regions. It infests humans, cats, dogs, rats, pigs, and other animals and produces a severe local inflammation frequently liable to secondary infection. Synonym: chigger flea; chigoe (1) See: chigoe infestationTunga
Related to Tunga: Tunga penetransSynonyms for Tunganoun a genus of SiphonapteraSynonymsRelated Words- arthropod genus
- order Siphonaptera
- Siphonaptera
- chigger
- chigoe
- chigoe flea
- Tunga penetrans
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