CHIGGER

Meaning of CHIGGER in English

Pronunciation: ' chi-g ə r, ' ji-

Function: noun

Date: 1756

1 : CHIGOE 1

2 [alteration of 2 jigger ] : a 6-legged mite larva (family Trombiculidae) that sucks the blood of vertebrates and causes intense irritation

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CHIGGER — noun Date: 1756 chigoe 1, a 6-legged mite larva (family Trombiculidae) that sucks the blood of vertebrates and causes intense …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIGGER — mite species, ranging in length from 0. 004 to 0.6 in. (0.1–16 mm). Some are terrestrial; others live in freshwater …
Английский словарь Британика
CHIGGER — ˈchigə(r) also ˈji- noun also chig·ga -gə ( -s ) Etymology: of African origin; akin to Wolof jiga insect, Yoruba …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIGGER — /chig"euhr/ , n. 1. Also called harvest mite, redbug . the six-legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIGGER — n. parasitic larvae of mites
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIGGER — noun Date: 1756 1. : chigoe 1 2. [alteration of jigger (II)] : a 6-legged mite larva (family Trombiculidae) that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIGGER — [ 'tʃɪgə , 'dʒ- ] (also jigger ) ■ noun 1》 a tropical flea, the female of which burrows and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHIGGER — [chig.ger] n (1756) 1: chigoe 1 2. [alter. of [2]jigger]: a 6-legged mite larva (family Trombiculidae) that sucks the blood …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIGGER — also called scrub mite, harvest mite, bte rouge, or chigger mite the larva of any of the 10,000 species of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIGGER — chigger BrE AmE ˈtʃɪɡ ə ˈdʒɪɡ- AmE \ - ə r ▷ chigger|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHIGGER — / ˈtʃɪgə(r); NAmE / (also jig·ger / ˈdʒɪgə(r); NAmE /) noun a small flea that lives in tropical regions and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIGGER — n. 1 = CHIGOE. 2 any harvest mite of the genus Leptotrombidium with parasitic larvae. [var. of CHIGOE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIGGER — n. 1 = CHIGOE. 2 any harvest mite of the genus Leptotrombidium with parasitic larvae. [ var. of CHIGOE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIGGER — n.1 CHIGOE. 2 any harvest mite of the genus Leptotrombidium with parasitic larvae. Etymology: var. of CHIGOE
Oxford English vocab
CHIGGER — n. Larva of some 10,000 mite species, ranging in length from 0. 004 to 0.6 in. (0.116 mm). Some are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHIGGER — клещ (Trombicula irritans); pl клещи-тромбикулиды (Trombiculidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CHIGGER — клещ ( Trombicula irritans ) ; pl клещи-тромбикулиды ( Trombiculidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
RED BUG — noun Date: 1804 chigger 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JIGGER — I. noun Date: 1675 one that jigs or operates a jig, any of several sails, jig 3a, 4. a. a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HARVEST MITE — noun Date: 1873 chigger 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIGOE — noun Etymology: Carib chico Date: 1691 a tropical flea ( Tunga penetrans ) of which the fertile female causes great …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MITE — Any of about 20,000 species of tiny Species range from microscopic to 0.25 in. (6 mm) long. Mites live in …
Английский словарь Британика
CHIGGA — noun see chigger
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIQUE — I. ˈpēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from piquer 1. archaic : mutual animosity : a state of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JIGGER — I. ˈjigə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: 1 and jig (II) + -er 1. : one that jigs : one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHEALWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: obsolete English wheal pustule + worm : chigger 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROMBICULIDAE — ˌträmbəˈkyüləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Trombicula, type genus + -idae : a large and widely distributed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCARLET MITE — noun : any of numerous bright red carnivorous mites found among grass and weeds including some with young that are …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED MITE — noun : any of several mites having a red color: as a. : chigger b. : european red mite c. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED LOUSE — noun 1. : chigger 2. : a small reddish biting louse ( Bovicola bovis ) that infests the skin of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIGOE — ˈchig(ˌ)ō, -gə also ˈchē- noun also che·goe ˈchē- ; or che·gre ˈchēgə(r) ( -s ) Etymology: of Cariban origin; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JIGGER — jigger 1 /jig"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that jigs. 2. Naut. a. the lowermost sail set on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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