, jigger
A very minute insect of tropical countries, which pierces the thick skin of the foot, and breeds there, producing great pain. It is neatly extricated with its sac entire by clever negroes.
·noun A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A very teazing sand-flea, which penetrates and breeds under the skin of the feet, but particularly a...
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