CHIGGER


Meaning of CHIGGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchi-gər, ˈji- ]

noun

Date: 1756

1. : chigoe 1

2.

[alteration of jigger (II)]

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

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