chigoe flea

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chigoe flea

noun chigoe fleas

The chigoe (Tunga penetrans) In one version of the legend, the move was owing to an intolerable infestation by chigoe fleas in the Pokolum area (cf. Hunn 1977, 307).
Similar: jigger

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@misc{chigoe_flea_2026,
  title = {chigoe flea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chigoe%20flea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}