redbug

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(red′bug′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
red•bug  (red′bug′),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly South Atlantic States.]
  1. Insects, Dialect Termschigger (def. 1).
  • red1 + bug1 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
redbug /ˈrɛdˌbʌɡ/ n
  1. US
    another name for chigger
'redbug' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chigger

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