• Redbug

    Origin

    red + bug

    Full definition of redbug

    Noun

    redbug

    (plural redbugs)
    1. A particular kind of insect, a member of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
      • 1960, Harper Lee, , chapter 13,Atticus paused, watching me locate an elusive redbug on my leg."Gentle breeding," he continued, when I had found and scratched it,....
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