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1. (n.) chigoe
a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin of humans and animals and becomes distended with eggs.
Etymology: (1685–95; &indirdesc; Carib)
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1. (noun) chigoe, chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans
small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
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1. (noun) chigoe
alt. of Chigre
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1. chigoe
an insect which infests the skin of the feet, multiplies incredibly, and is a great annoyance to the negro, who, however, is pretty expert in getting rid of it.
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