Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word CHIGGER
CHIGGER
Definitions of CHIGGER
- A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
- (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
- A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Number of letters
7
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using CHIGGER in a Sentence
- The school relocated from the Hefner location to Goree in 1906 as well and was renamed Chigger Hill School.
- Peloso formed a band with some friends in the same decade called Chigger, singing lead and playing the "doghouse bass".
- Chigger (word), a Tasmanian synonym for the Australian word "bogan" (an unrefined or unsophisticated person).
- Tunga penetrans is also known by the following names: chigoe flea, sand flea, nigua, chigger flea, jigger flea, bicho de pé, pico, sikka, kuti, and piqui, among many others.
- Tasmania sometime uses the terms Chigger and Ravo, derived from the low-socioeconomic suburbs of Chigwell and Ravenswood, though bogan is also understood.
- Phrynobatrachus francisci are parasitized by intradermal larvae of the chigger mite Endotrombicula pillersi (family Trombiculidae).
- 65 metres, Caicedo was given the nickname La Nigua (the chigger) by commentator Giovanni Tolozza, due to his short stature, speed and ability to 'sting' defences.
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