Crossword-Solution: CHIGOE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Chigoe | n. | Alt. of Chigre |
We have 6 clues for the answer “CHIGOE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Sand flea | 1 answer |
| Indian flea that buries itself under toenails | 2 answers |
| Tropical flea | 2 answers |
| Chigger | 7 answers |
| flea | 9 answers |
| Jigger. | 30 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RETEA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with CHIGOE (5)
But the discernment of the chigoe is not so surprising as it at first appears; for according to Liebig[18] the blood of men with different complexions, though inhabiting the same country, emits a different odour.
One enterprising and annoying insect, the chigoe, or "jigger," is able to bore a hole through the sole of a shoe and attack the foot.
CHIGOE.--Chigoe or jigger results from the introduction of the eggs of the sand-flea (_Pulex penetrans_) into the tissues.
When a person feels an irritation in these parts, he must immediately look at the place; and if he discern a tiny black point, surrounded by a small white ring, the former is the _chigoe_, or sand- flea, and the latter the eggs which it has deposited in the flesh.
The little fish is _Pimelodes cyclopum_ (preñadilla of the Spaniards, _imba_ of the Indians), the same that was thrown out in the eruptions of Imbabura and Caraguairazo.] [Footnote 47: The jigger, chigoe, or nigua (_Pulex penetrans_ of science) is a microscopic flea, that buries itself under the skin and lays a myriad eggs; the result is a painful tumor.
Quotes with CHIGOE (1)
On a number of occasions, Tamara joined “Che” on his sorties into the Bolivian highlands, without incident. However, on March 24, 1967, a guerrilla fighter who had been captured by the Bolivian army betrayed her by giving away Tamara’s location. Although she escaped, the Bolivian soldiers found an address book in her Jeep and came after her in hot pursuit. With no other place to hide, she made her way back to “Che” Guevara’s forces. It was considered an open secret that Tamar…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT, Universal.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1996–2010).