redbug
[
red
-buhg]
/ˈrɛdˌbʌg/
noun
,
Chiefly South Atlantic States.
1.
chigger
(def 1).
Origin
1795-1805;
red
1
+
bug
1
British Dictionary definitions for
redbug
redbug
/
ˈrɛdˌbʌɡ
/
noun
1.
(
US
)
another name for
chigger
(sense 1)