chigger

• chigger

chigger

Noun

small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans

Synonyms:

• chigoe
• chigger
• chigoe flea
• Tunga penetrans

Noun

larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

Synonyms:

• harvest mite
• chigger
• jigger
• redbug