chigger
/ˈtʃɪgə(r)/(亦作jigger)
noun
1
- a tropical flea, the female of which burrows and lays eggs beneath the host's skin, causing painful sores恙螨, 潜蚤。亦称CHIGOE, SAND FLEA.
1.1
- Tunga penetrans, family Tungidae.拉丁名Tunga penetrans,潜蚤科。
2
- N. Amer. a harvest mite〈北美〉秋蚲, 育蜘。
词源
mid 18th cent.: variant of CHIGOE.