OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16855

chigger

/ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/
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nigua
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
ácaro de la cosecha • ácaro rojo
A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Dr. Lareau, an emergency medicine physician at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Virginia, had seen these marks once or twice before on patients. She knew what had caused them…
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