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Where does “tsutsugamushi” come from?

tsutsugamushi (English) comes from Japanese つつがむし — chigger.

tsutsugamushi (English): A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi...

Definitions

  1. A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi...

Ancestry of “tsutsugamushi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseつつがむしchigger
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