Definition of Redbug

1. Noun. Larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation.

Exact synonyms: Chigger, Harvest Mite, Jigger
Generic synonyms: Trombiculid
Group relationships: Genus Trombicula, Trombicula

Definition of Redbug

1. Noun. A particular kind of insect, a member of the family Pyrrhocoridae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Redbug

1. a chigger [n -S] - See also: chigger

Lexicographical Neighbors of Redbug

redberry
redbird
redbird cactus
redbird flower
redbirds
redbone
redbones
redbreast
redbreasts
redbrick
redbrick university
redbricks
redbrush
redbud
redbuds
redbug (current term)
redbugs
redbush
redcap
redcaps
redcedar
redcedars
redcoat
redcoats
redcurrant
redcurrants
redd
redd up
reddans
redded

Literary usage of Redbug

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Legislative Document by New York (State). Legislature (1920)
"... OF HOP redbug. X 6i The latter SEASONAL HISTORY Overwintering eggs of ... both the nymphal and the adult form on the immature stages of the hop redbug. ..."

2. Annual Report (1919)
"Normal redbug work as it appeared on July 3 is shown in figure 43, ... The redbug punctures affected by aphides develop a wound having an ugly white frothy ..."

3. The Partisan: A Tale of the Revolution by William Gilmore Simms (1835)
"I meant no harm, but as everybody calls him Goggle—" " The redbug be upon everybody that so calls him! The boy has a name by law. ..."

4. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"I saw a query in RECREATION as to how to fight the redbug, or "jigger." Procure an ounce or 2 of oil of pennyroyal, and apply it to the bump produced by the ..."

5. On the Trail; an Outdoor Book for Girls: An Outdoor Book for Girls by Lina Beard, Adelia Belle Beard (1915)
"redbug. Mite The tiny mite called by the natives jigger and redbug is more annoying than the wood-tick, one reason being that there are so many more of him. ..."

6. Florida Enchantments by Anthony Weston Dimock, Julian Anthony Dimock (1915)
"When, later, I asked him why he slept in a tree, he said: "redbug ojus (plenty)," ... The microscopic redbug is the dreaded wild beast of this country. ..."

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