chigoes

Variant of chigoe

chigoe definition

chigoe (c̸hig′ō)

noun pl. chigoes -·oes′ (-ōz′)

a flea (Tunga penetrans) of tropical America and Africa: the female burrows into the skin, causing painful sores

Etymology: < WInd native name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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