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