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jigger vs trombiculid

trombiculid vs jigger

jigger and trombiculid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jigger Yes No No No
trombiculid Yes No No No
As nouns, trombiculid is a hypernym of jigger; that is, trombiculid is a word with a broader meaning than jigger:
  • jigger: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
  • trombiculid: mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
jigger (noun) trombiculid (noun)
larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
Difference between jigger and trombiculid

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