- chig·ger
- /ˈʧıgɚ/ noun, pl -gers [count]US : a small insect that bites people and causes painful swelling on the skin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chig·ger
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chig|ger — «CHIHG uhr», noun. 1. the larva of certain mites; chigoe; jigger. Chiggers stick to the skin and suck the blood, causing severe itching. »Ticks…and their tiny cousins, the chiggers, can make life miserable for outdoorsmen (Science News Letter). 2 … Useful english dictionary
chig — chig·e·tai; chig·ger; chig·oe; mil·chig; chig·ga; … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
chigger — chig·ger … English syllables
chigger — chig|ger [ tʃıgər ] noun count a small insect LARVA, common in warm parts of the U.S., whose bite causes painful lumps on your skin … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chigger — chig•ger [[t]ˈtʃɪg ər[/t]] n. 1) ent Also called harvest mite the six legged, bloodsucking larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on vertebrates. 2) ent chigoe • Etymology: 1735–45, amer.; var. of chigoe … From formal English to slang
chigger — The six legged larva of Trombicula species and other members of the family Trombiculidae; a bloodsucking stage of mites that includes the vectors of scrub typhus. * * * chig·ger chig ər, jig n 1) CHIGOE (1) … Medical dictionary
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
