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chigoe flea
noun(chi-goe)
a flea (Tunga penetrans) of tropical and subtropical regions of which the gravid female burrows under the skin especially of the feet causing itching, irritation, and often inflammation and ulceration —called also chigger, sand flea
chigoe flea
noun(chi-goe)
chigger

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