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
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.
• (mite): harvest mite
chigger (plural chiggers)
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
Source: Wiktionary
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
