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harvest bug

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chig·ger   (chĭg'ər)   
n.  
  1. Any of various small, six-legged larvae of mites of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on insects, humans, and other vertebrates. The chigger's bite produces a wheal that is usually accompanied by severe itching. Also called chigoe, harvest bug, harvest mite, jigger2, red bug.

  2. See chigoe.


[Alteration of chigoe.]
harvest bug  
n.  See chigger.
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harvest bug har·vest bug (här'vĭst)
n.
See chigger.

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