tsutsugamushi
English
Etymology
From the Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/
Noun
tsutsugamushi (uncountable)
- A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
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