Found 1 items, similar to chigre.
English → English (gcide) Definition: chigre chigger \chigger\ n. 1. a small tropical flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex penetrans ); same as chigoe. [Also spelled chigre.] Syn: chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a larval mite of the family Trombiculidae that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings, causing intense irritation, and serving to transmit several infectious diseases. Syn: harvest mite, jigger, redbug. [WordNet 1.5]