flea vs chigger
chigger vs fleaflea and chigger both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flea | Yes | No | No | No |
| chigger | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
chigger is a hyponym of
flea; that is, chigger is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
flea:
- flea: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
- chigger: small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
Other hyponyms of flea include
Pulex irritans, Ctenocephalides canis, dog flea, cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans, Echidnophaga gallinacea, sticktight, sticktight flea.
| flea (noun) | chigger (noun) |
|---|---|
| any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap | larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation |
| small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans |
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