Definition of chigger
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: chigoe sense 1
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[alteration of jigger entry 3]
: a six-legged usually red or orange mite larva (family Trombiculidae) that feeds on skin cells and causes intensely itchy reddish welts
also
: the adult mite of this larva
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The first known use of chigger was in 1756
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