noun
Meaning 1
Any member of the family Pyrrhocoridae of true bugs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
redbug
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noun
Meaning 2
larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harvest mite, chigger, jigger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trombiculid
History
Etymology
From red + bug.