noun
small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
• Syn: ↑chigoe, ↑chigger, ↑Tunga penetrans
• Hypernyms: ↑flea
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tunga, ↑genus Tunga
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nounsee chigoe 1
Useful english dictionary. 2012.