noun🔗ShareA small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores."After walking barefoot on the beach in the tropics, she noticed a painful bump on her foot and suspected it was a chigoe burrowing into her skin. "medicinediseaseinsectanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading