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Word: Chigger
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: variant of chigoe
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʃɪɡə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a tropical flea, the female of which burrows and lays eggs beneath the host's skin, causing painful sores.
Short Definition:tropical flea, female of which burrows and lays eggs beneath host's skin
Definition:
a harvest mite.
Short Definition:harvest mite
Variant Forms:
- jigger
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