"chigoe flea" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chigoe fleas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chigoe flea (plural chigoe fleas)
  1. The chigoe (Tunga penetrans) Wikipedia link: chigoe flea Categories (lifeform): Fleas Synonyms (Tunga penetrans): jigger Related terms: tungiasis

Inflected forms

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