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trombiculid vs redbug

redbug vs trombiculid

trombiculid and redbug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trombiculid Yes No No No
redbug Yes No No No
As nouns, redbug is a hyponym of trombiculid; that is, redbug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trombiculid:
  • trombiculid: mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
  • redbug: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Other hyponyms of trombiculid include chigger, harvest mite, jigger.
trombiculid (noun) redbug (noun)
mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Difference between trombiculid and redbug

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