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"Chiggers, jiggers, chigoes pulex penetrans," answered the Surgeon.

From Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign by McElroy, John

From a review of a book by Mr. Harold Russell:— "The horrible chigoes, or 'jiggers,' are of the flea family, and with them we must leave Mr. Russell."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Overhead were countless chigoes, garapatas and fire-ants which infested the body or buried themselves in the flesh.

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine

The country is infested with numerous insects, &c. such as mosquittoes, sand-flies, fire-ants, chigoes, centipedes, scorpions, cock-roaches, and an immense number of alligators.

From Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... by Dunham, Jacob

"You'se had dem chigoes mighty bad, chile," she said, "but I gwineter put stop to 'em right now."

From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.