tsutsugamushi

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Etymology[edit]

From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, chigger).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/

Noun[edit]

tsutsugamushi (uncountable)

  1. A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.

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