tsutsugamushi
A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggersA form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
/tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
Origin
From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedakamushi
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable