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CHIGGER
chigoe, chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans
(noun) small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chigger (plural chiggers)
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Synonyms
• (mite): harvest mite
Etymology 2
Noun
chigger (plural chiggers)
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
Source: Wiktionary
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PARASITISM
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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