'Chigre' definitions:
Definition of 'Chigre'
From: GCIDE
- Chigoe \Chig"oe\, Chigre \Chig"re\, n. [Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr. Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin.] (Zool.) A species of flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly {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.] [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain mites or ticks having similar habits. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'chigre'
From: GCIDE
- chigger \chigger\ n.
- 1. a small tropical flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly {Pulex penetrans}); same as chigoe. [Also spelled chigre.]
- Syn: chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. a larval mite of the family Trombiculidae that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings, causing intense irritation, and serving to transmit several infectious diseases.
- Syn: harvest mite, jigger, redbug. [WordNet 1.5]