About The Word Chigoe
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Chigoe
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What's The Definition Of Chigoe?
[n] small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
Synonyms | Synonyms for Chigoe: chigger | chigoe flea | Tunga penetrans Related Terms | Find terms related to Chigoe: See Also | flea | genus Tunga | Tunga Chigoe In Webster's Dictionary \Chig"oe\, Chigre \Chig"re\, n. [Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr.
Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A species of flea ({Pulex penetrans}), common in the West
Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any
exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the
skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to
remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are
sometimes dangerous. See {Jigger}. [Written also {chegre},
{chegoe}, {chique}, {chigger}, {jigger}.]
Note: The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain
mites or ticks having similar habits.
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