Meanings
nountsutsugamushi (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
Synonyms: Japanese flood fever, Japanese river fever, kedani, scrub typhus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
Origin
- Japaneseつつがむし“chigger”
- Englishtsutsugamushi
From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).
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tsutsugamushi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsutsugamushi
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