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Tunga penetrans
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Tunga penetrans - small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humanschigger, chigoe, chigoe fleaflea - any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leapgenus Tunga, Tunga - a genus of Siphonaptera |
EncyclopediaSeechigoeTunga penetrans
Tun·ga pen·e·trans (tŭng'gă pen'ĕ-tranz), A member of the flea family, Tungidae, commonly known as chigger flea, sand flea, chigoe, or jigger; the minute female penetrates the skin, frequently under the toenails; as she becomes distended with eggs to about pea size, a painful ulcer with inflammation develops at the site. Synonym(s): Sarcopsylla penetransTun·ga pen·e·trans (tŭng'ă pen'ĕ-tranz) A member of the flea family, Tungidae, commonly known as a chigger flea, sand flea, chigoe, or jigger; the minute female penetrates the skin, frequently under the toenails; as its body becomes distended with eggs, to about the size of a pea, a painful ulcer with inflammation develops at the site. Tunga penetrans
Related to Tunga penetrans: chigoe fleaSynonyms for Tunga penetransnoun small tropical fleaSynonymsRelated Words |