chigger

• Substantiv, das entweder einen kleinen tropischen Floh bezeichnet, dessen befruchtetes Weibchen sich unter die Haut des Wirts gräbt, oder die blutsaugende Larve einer Milbe, die bei Wirbeltieren starken Juckreiz auslöst.

A noun referring to either a small tropical flea whose fertile female burrows under the skin of hosts, or a larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates, causing intense irritation.

1. C1formalmedical

   A small tropical flea, the fertile female of which burrows under the skin of hosts, including humans, causing irritation.

   Sandfloh

   • The traveler returned from the jungle with a chigger infection in her foot.
   • Chiggers are common in sandy, tropical regions.
   • The doctor removed the chigger from under the patient's skin.

   Synonymechigoejiggersand flea

2. Larval miteC1formalmedical

   The larval stage of certain mites that feeds on the blood of vertebrates, including humans, causing intense itching and irritation.

   Larve der Milbe

   • After hiking in the tall grass, he was covered in chigger bites.
   • Chiggers are most active during the summer months.
   • Applying insect repellent can help prevent chigger attacks.

   Synonymeharvest mite