Chigre

[ʃɪɡ'reɪ]

Definition

(n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Ent.) Jigger, chigoe (Pulex penetrans).

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Definition

n. a species of flea of the West Indies the female of which buries itself beneath the toe-nails and produces troublesome sores.

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