- genus Tunga
- nouna genus of Siphonaptera• Syn: ↑Tunga• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Siphonaptera, ↑order Siphonaptera• Member Meronyms: ↑chigoe, ↑chigger, ↑chigoe flea, ↑Tunga penetrans
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genus Tunga
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Tunga — noun a genus of Siphonaptera • Syn: ↑genus Tunga • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Siphonaptera, ↑order Siphonaptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tunga penetrans — noun small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans • Syn: ↑chigoe, ↑chigger, ↑chigoe flea • Hypernyms: ↑flea • Member Holonyms: ↑Tunga, ↑genus Tunga … Useful english dictionary
Tunga — may refer to: * Tunga , the Zulu word for doing needlework * Tunga , an embroidery studio in South Africa * Tunga , a surname in predominant caste KAMMA in India * Tunga River, a river in India * Tunga, Leyte, a municipality in the Philippines *… … Wikipedia
Tunga — Tun·ga təŋ gə n a genus of fleas (family Tungidae) that have conspicuous mouthparts, that lack or have very small setae on the head, and that include the chigoe (T. penetrans) * * * n. a genus of sand fleas found in tropical America and Africa.… … Medical dictionary
Tunga — n. a genus of sand fleas found in tropical America and Africa. The fertilized female of T. penetrans, the chigoe or jigger, burrows beneath the skin of the foot, where it becomes enclosed in a swelling of the surrounding tissues and causes… … The new mediacal dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tungiasis — Chigoe flea Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Саркопсиллёз — самка Tunga penetrans МКБ 10 … Википедия
chigoe — Common name for Tunga penetrans. * * * chi·goe chig (.)ō, chē (.)gō n 1) a tropical flea belonging to the genus Tunga (T. penetrans) of which the fertile female causes great discomfort by burrowing under the skin called also chigger, sand flea … Medical dictionary
Chigoe flea — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
