Definition of chigoe flea Chigoe flea
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| chigoe flea - small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans | ||
| chigoe, chigger, Tunga penetrans | ||
| flea any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap | ||
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chigoe flea
A flea of the species Tunga penetrans of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.
