chigoe

[ chig-oh ]

/ ˈtʃɪg oʊ /

noun

a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.

Also called chigoe flea, chigger, jigger, sand flea .

Origin of chigoe

Borrowed into English from Carib around 1685–95

Words nearby chigoe

Chifley, chigetai, chigga, chigger, chignon, chigoe, Chigwell, Chihli, Chihuahua, Chikamatsu, chi kung

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Example sentences from the Web for chigoe

In hot countries the chigoe (Dermatophilus penetrans) is a serious and troublesome pest, particularly to bare-footed people.
The Flea|Harold Russell
"Chiggerfoot" takes its name from the chigoe, chigger, or jigger, the minute flea which burrows into the foot.
Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll
Occasionally a gorilla or a chimpanzee may get a chigoe in its toe.
The Flea|Harold Russell
The Chigoe lays about sixty eggs, depositing them in a sort of sac on each side of the external opening of the oviduct.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard

Probably the common flea and the chigoe would form distinct genera.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for chigoe

chigoe

/ (ˈtʃɪɡəʊ) /

noun

Also called: chigger, jigger, sand flea a tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, the female of which lives on or burrows into the skin of its host, which includes man

another name for chigger (def. 1)

Word Origin for chigoe

C17: from Carib chigo

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Medical definitions for chigoe

chigoe

[ chĭg′ō ]

n.

A small tropical flea (Tunga penetrans) the fertilized female of which burrows under the skin, frequently under the toenails, causing intense irritation and sores that may become severely infected.jigger sand flea

单词	chigoe
释义	chigoe [ chig-oh ] / ˈtʃɪg oʊ / noun a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs. Also called chigoe flea, chigger, jigger, sand flea . Origin of chigoe Borrowed into English from Carib around 1685–95 Words nearby chigoe Chifley, chigetai, chigga, chigger, chignon, chigoe, Chigwell, Chihli, Chihuahua, Chikamatsu, chi kung Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chigoe In hot countries the chigoe (Dermatophilus penetrans) is a serious and troublesome pest, particularly to bare-footed people. The Flea\|Harold Russell "Chiggerfoot" takes its name from the chigoe, chigger, or jigger, the minute flea which burrows into the foot. Jamaican Song and Story\|Walter Jekyll Occasionally a gorilla or a chimpanzee may get a chigoe in its toe. The Flea\|Harold Russell The Chigoe lays about sixty eggs, depositing them in a sort of sac on each side of the external opening of the oviduct. Our Common Insects\|Alpheus Spring Packard Probably the common flea and the chigoe would form distinct genera. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby British Dictionary definitions for chigoe chigoe / (ˈtʃɪɡəʊ) / noun Also called: chigger, jigger, sand flea a tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, the female of which lives on or burrows into the skin of its host, which includes man another name for chigger (def. 1) Word Origin for chigoe C17: from Carib chigo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for chigoe chigoe [ chĭg′ō ] n. A small tropical flea (Tunga penetrans) the fertilized female of which burrows under the skin, frequently under the toenails, causing intense irritation and sores that may become severely infected.jigger sand flea The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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