chigger

/ˈtʃɪgər/

Other forms: chiggers

Definitions of chigger

1. noun

   small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
   synonyms: Tunga penetrans, chigoe, chigoe flea

   type of:

   flea

   any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
2. noun

   larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
   synonyms: harvest mite, jigger, redbug

   type of:

   trombiculid

   mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates