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chigger
CIDE DICTIONARY
chigger, n.
- a larval mite of the family
Trombiculidae that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings, causing intense irritation, and serving to transmit several infectious diseases. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chigger, n.
1 = CHIGOE.
2 any harvest mite of the genus Leptotrombidium with parasitic larvae.
1 = CHIGOE.
2 any harvest mite of the genus Leptotrombidium with parasitic larvae.
Etymology
var. of CHIGOE
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