資料來源 : pyDict
跳蚤的一種,沙蚤
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Chigoe \Chig"oe\, Chigre \Chig"re\, n. [Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr.
Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A species of flea ({Pulex penetrans}), common in the West
Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any
exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the
skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to
remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are
sometimes dangerous. See {Jigger}. [Written also {chegre},
{chegoe}, {chique}, {chigger}, {jigger}.]
Note: The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain
mites or ticks having similar habits.
資料來源 : WordNet®
chigoe
n : small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the
skin of the host including humans [syn: {chigger}, {chigoe
flea}, {Tunga penetrans}]