Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redbug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: red-bug
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Pyrrhocoridae of true bugs.

Example Sentences

"Atticus paused, watching me locate an elusive redbug on my leg. "Gentle breeding," he continued, when I had found and scratched it,...."

Etymology

From red + bug.

Inflected Forms

redbugs (plural)

Synonyms

harvest mite chigger jigger

Questions

What does redbug mean?: Any member of the family Pyrrhocoridae of true bugs.
Where does redbug come from?: From red + bug.

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