Redbug — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛdbʌɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛdbʌɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛdbʌɡ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛdbʌɡ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chigger harvest mite jigger

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

punaise rouge

acarien larvaire qui suce le sang des vertébrés, y compris des êtres humains, provoquant une irritation intense

🇪🇸Spanish

bicho rojo

Larva de ácaro que chupa la sangre de los vertebrados, incluido el ser humano, provocando una irritación intensa.

🇳🇱Dutch

roodwants

larvale mijt die het bloed van gewervelde dieren, inclusief mensen, opzuigt en intense irritatie veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

erro vermelho

ácaro larval que suga o sangue de vertebrados, incluindo seres humanos, causando intensa irritação

🇷🇺Russian

красный жук

личинка клеща, сосущая кровь позвоночных животных, в том числе человека, вызывая сильное раздражение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लाल बग

लार्वा घुन जो मनुष्यों सहित कशेरुक प्राणियों का खून चूसता है जिससे तीव्र जलन होती है

🇮🇳Tamil

செம்பருத்தி

மனிதர்கள் உட்பட முதுகெலும்புகளின் இரத்தத்தை உறிஞ்சும் லார்வாப் பூச்சி கடுமையான எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎర్రబుగ్గ

తీవ్రమైన చికాకు కలిగించే మానవులతో సహా సకశేరుకాల రక్తాన్ని పీల్చుకునే లార్వా మైట్

🇮🇳Marathi

रेडबग

लार्व्हा माइट जो मानवासह पृष्ठवंशीय प्राण्यांचे रक्त शोषून घेतो ज्यामुळे तीव्र चिडचिड होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેડબગ

લાર્વા જીવાત જે માનવ સહિત કરોડઅસ્થિધારી પ્રાણીઓનું લોહી ચૂસે છે જેનાથી તીવ્ર બળતરા થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಂಪುಬಗ್

ಮನುಷ್ಯರು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಹೀರುವ ಲಾರ್ವಾ ಮಿಟೆ ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੈੱਡਬੱਗ

ਲਾਰਵਲ ਮਾਈਟ ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਦਾ ਖੂਨ ਚੂਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਤੀਬਰ ਜਲਣ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریڈبگ

لاروا مائٹ جو انسانوں سمیت فقاری جانوروں کا خون چوستا ہے جس سے شدید جلن ہوتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

红虫

吸食脊椎动物（包括人类）血液的螨幼虫，造成强烈刺激

🇯🇵Japanese

赤虫

人間を含む脊椎動物の血を吸って激しい刺激を引き起こす幼虫のダニ

🇰🇷Korean

붉은벌레

인간을 포함한 척추동물의 피를 빨아먹어 극심한 자극을 일으키는 진드기 유충

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bọ đỏ

ấu trùng hút máu động vật có xương sống bao gồm cả con người gây kích ứng dữ dội

🇹🇭Thai

แมลงแดง

ไรตัวอ่อนที่ดูดเลือดของสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลังรวมทั้งมนุษย์ ทำให้เกิดการระคายเคืองอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bug merah

larva tungau yang menghisap darah vertebrata termasuk manusia menyebabkan iritasi hebat

🇵🇭Filipino

pulang surot

larval mite na sumisipsip ng dugo ng mga vertebrates kabilang ang mga tao na nagdudulot ng matinding pangangati

🇲🇾Malay

pepijat merah

larva hama yang menghisap darah vertebrata termasuk manusia menyebabkan kerengsaan yang teruk

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

ساس قرمز

کنه لارو که خون مهره داران از جمله انسان را می مکد و باعث تحریک شدید می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

erguvan

İnsanlar dahil omurgalıların kanını emerek yoğun tahrişe neden olan larva akarı

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