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Jigger

nounid 78665·updated May 18, 2026
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larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

polysemous

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
harvest mitejiggermastponyshot glass
plural
Jiggers
possessive
Jigger's
pluralpossessive
Jiggers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
§2
any small mast on a sailing vessel
§3
a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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