chigger

n. 恙蟎

沙蟎、沙蝨、恙蟲

學術名詞

• 恙蟲：醫學、實驗動物及比較醫學
• 秋恙蟲：獸醫學
• 秋蚲：獸醫學

英文釋義

1. small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
2. larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation