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n. - Larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation.

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  • Hillary should stop lending herself millions of dollars for a losing campaign and perhaps put that money where her mouth is, and help America by donating it to help rebuild...
  • Ooh, and speaking of comfort, I never will forget the time I sat on the "redbug capital of the world."
  • The tiny mite called by the natives jigger and redbug is more annoying than the wood-tick, one reason being that there are so many more of him.
  • From around the web redbug
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