Associations to the word «Chigoe»

Wiktionary

CHIGOE, noun. A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.
CHIGOE FLEA, noun. A parasitic flea, Tunga penetrans.
CHIGOE FLEAS, noun. Plural of chigoe flea

Dictionary definition

CHIGOE, noun. Small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats