Chigger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans

larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹuːsˈeɪdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈapəklˌɔːə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈapəklˌɔːə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹuːsˈeɪdɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chigoe flea redbug harvest mite chigoe Tunga penetrans jigger

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

aoûtat

petite puce tropicale ; la femelle fertile creuse sous la peau de l'hôte, y compris les humains

🇪🇸Spanish

nigua

pequeña pulga tropical; La hembra fértil se esconde debajo de la piel del huésped, incluidos los humanos.

🇮🇹Italian

scemo

piccola pulce tropicale; la femmina fertile scava sotto la pelle dell'ospite compreso l'uomo

🇵🇹Portuguese

larva

pequena pulga tropical; a fêmea fértil escava sob a pele do hospedeiro, incluindo humanos

🇷🇺Russian

Чиггер

небольшая тропическая блоха; плодовитая самка зарывается под кожу хозяина, включая человека.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिगर

छोटा उष्णकटिबंधीय पिस्सू; उपजाऊ मादा मनुष्यों सहित मेज़बान की त्वचा के नीचे बिल बना लेती है

🇧🇩Bengali

চিগার

ছোট গ্রীষ্মমন্ডলীয় flea; উর্বর স্ত্রীলোকগুলি মানুষ সহ হোস্টের ত্বকের নীচে থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிகர்

சிறிய வெப்பமண்டல பிளே; வளமான பெண் மனிதர்கள் உட்பட புரவலன் தோலின் கீழ் துளைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిగ్గర్

చిన్న ఉష్ణమండల ఫ్లీ; మానవులతో సహా అతిధేయ చర్మం కింద సారవంతమైన ఆడ బొరియలు

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચિગર

નાના ઉષ્ણકટિબંધીય ચાંચડ; ફળદ્રુપ માદા માણસો સહિત યજમાનની ચામડીની નીચે રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಗ್ಗರ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಉಷ್ಣವಲಯದ ಚಿಗಟ; ಫಲವತ್ತಾದ ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಾನವರು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಆತಿಥೇಯರ ಚರ್ಮದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಲಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിഗ്ഗർ

ചെറിയ ഉഷ്ണമേഖലാ ചെള്ള്; ഫലഭൂയിഷ്ഠമായ പെൺ മനുഷ്യർ ഉൾപ്പെടെയുള്ള ആതിഥേയരുടെ ചർമ്മത്തിന് താഴെയുള്ള മാളങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿਗਰ

ਛੋਟੇ ਖੰਡੀ ਪਿੱਸੂ; ਉਪਜਾਊ ਮਾਦਾ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਮੇਜ਼ਬਾਨ ਦੀ ਚਮੜੀ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਦੱਬਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چگر

چھوٹے اشنکٹبندیی پسو؛ زرخیز مادہ انسانوں سمیت میزبان کی جلد کے نیچے دب جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恙螨

小热带跳蚤；具有生育能力的雌性在宿主（包括人类）的皮肤下挖洞

🇯🇵Japanese

ツツガムシ

小さな熱帯ノミ。繁殖力のある雌は人間を含む宿主の皮膚の下に穴を掘る

🇰🇷Korean

시끄러운

작은 열대 벼룩; 번식력이 있는 암컷은 인간을 포함한 숙주의 피부 아래에 굴을 파고 들어갑니다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người kêu la

bọ chét nhiệt đới nhỏ; những con cái màu mỡ đào hang dưới da của vật chủ bao gồm cả con người

🇹🇭Thai

ชิกเกอร์

หมัดเขตร้อนขนาดเล็ก ตัวเมียที่อุดมสมบูรณ์จะขุดโพรงใต้ผิวหนังของโฮสต์รวมถึงมนุษย์ด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tungau

kutu tropis kecil; betina subur bersembunyi di bawah kulit inangnya termasuk manusia

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

چیگر

کک استوایی کوچک؛ ماده بارور در زیر پوست میزبان از جمله انسان لانه می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

daha neşeli

küçük tropik pire; Verimli dişi, insanlar da dahil olmak üzere konakçının derisinin altında yuva yapar

🇮🇱Hebrew

צ'יגר

פרעוש טרופי קטן; הנקבה הפורייה מתחפרת מתחת לעור המארח כולל בני אדם

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