noun🔗ShareNigua, chigoeA 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. "Después de caminar descalza por la playa en los trópicos, notó un bulto doloroso en su pie y sospechó que era una nigua que se estaba enterrando en su piel.medicinediseaseinsectanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading