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harvest mite

 
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–noun
chigger (def. 1).
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
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chig⋅ger

  [chig-er]
–noun
1. Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six-legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other infectious diseases.
2. chigoe.
Also, jigger.

Origin:
1735–45, Americanism; var. of chigoe
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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 mite  
n.  See chigger.
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Main Entry: chig·ger
Pronunciation: 'chig-&r, 'jig-
Function: noun
1 : CHIGOE1
2 : a 6-legged mite larva of the family Trombiculidae that sucks the blood of vertebrates and causes intense irritation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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chigger (chĭg'ər)
n.

  1. The six-legged larva of mites of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates and inflicting a bite that produces a wheal accompanied by intense itching. Also called harvest bug, harvest mite, jigger, red bug.

  2. Chigoe.

harvest mite n.
See chigger.

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