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trombiculid vs chigger

chigger vs trombiculid

trombiculid and chigger both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trombiculid Yes No No No
chigger Yes No No No
As nouns, chigger is a hyponym of trombiculid; that is, chigger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trombiculid:
  • trombiculid: mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
  • chigger: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Other hyponyms of trombiculid include harvest mite, jigger, redbug.
trombiculid (noun) chigger (noun)
mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates 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
Difference between trombiculid and chigger

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