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tsutsugamushi
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

tsutsugamushi
[つつが()·むし()]
tsutsugamushi

English Meaning(s) for ツツガムシ

noun
  1. chigger; jigger; harvest mite (any mite of family Trombiculidae)

Definition and Synonyms for ツツガムシ

Chigger larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Synonyms: つつがむし
Pony a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
Synonyms: つつがむし
Chigoe Flea small tropical flea
Synonyms: すなのみ, つつがむし
Chigoe Flea the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
Synonyms: すなのみ, つつがむし

Categories ツツガムシ is a member of

Trombiculid mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
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Glass a container for holding liquids while drinking
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Flea any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
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