n. 1. a small tropical flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex penetrans); same as chigoe. [ Also spelled chigre. ] Syn. -- chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. a larval mite of the family Trombiculidae that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings, causing intense irritation, and serving to transmit several infectious diseases. Syn. -- harvest mite, jigger, redbug. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. an erect perennial of eastern and southern U. S. (Asclepias tuberosa) having showy orange flowers. Syn. -- butterfly weed, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[あかむし, akamushi](n) (1) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait); (2) (See 揺蚊) (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait); (3) (col) (See 恙虫) red mite (i.e. a chigger)[Add to Longdo]