chigger
Americannoun
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Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six-legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other infectious diseases.
noun
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Also called: chigoe. redbug. the parasitic larva of any of various free-living mites of the family Trombidiidae, which causes intense itching of human skin
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another name for the chigoe
Etymology
Origin of chigger
1735–45, variant of chigoe
Example Sentences
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For one thing, Chigger was the scrawniest boy ever to ride the bench of the football team.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
And so none of us were really surprised that she allowed Chigger to take her on a Saturday canoe ride.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
But Chigger got lucky because Miranda was on a losing streak and was starting to get a little desperate.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Miranda was not interested in traveling down Memory Lane, so Chigger dropped the subject and opened up a jar of worms.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
We rarely felt sorry for Miranda, but the thought of being stuck in a boat with Chigger brought us close.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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