WordCmp.com

trombiculid vs jigger

jigger vs trombiculid

trombiculid and jigger both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trombiculid Yes No No No
jigger Yes No No No
As nouns, jigger is a hyponym of trombiculid; that is, jigger 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
  • jigger: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Other hyponyms of trombiculid include chigger, harvest mite, redbug.
trombiculid (noun) jigger (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
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 trombiculid and jigger

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.