Noun: chigger chi-gu(r)
- Larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
"Harvest mites, also known as chiggers, can cause severe itching in humans";
- harvest mite, jigger, redbug
- Small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
"Hikers often get chigger bites in tall grass";
- chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans
Derived forms: chiggers
Type of: flea, trombiculid
Part of: genus Trombicula, genus Tunga, Trombicula, Tunga
Encyclopedia: Chigger