redbug

Questions about redbug

What does redbug mean?

redbug means "larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation".

How many syllables are in redbug?

redbug has 2 syllables and divides as red-bug under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for redbug?

Close synonyms include harvest mite, chigger, jigger. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is redbug a common word?

redbug is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.