"redbug" meaning in English

See redbug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: redbugs [plural]
Etymology: From red + bug. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|red|bug}} red + bug Head templates: {{en-noun}} redbug (plural redbugs)
  1. Any member of the family Pyrrhocoridae of true bugs. Wikipedia link: redbug Categories (lifeform): True bugs
    Sense id: en-redbug-en-noun-UpyatrbB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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