rutherglen bug

rutherglen bug
\\ˈrəthə(r)ˌglen-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized R
Etymology: from Rutherglen, Scotland
: a common Australian lygaeid bug (Nysius vinitor) that attacks many plants (as citrus, peach, plum, potato, and grapes)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Rutherglen bug — /rʌðəglɛn ˈbʌg/ (say rudhuhglen bug) noun a chinch bug, Nysius vinitor, destructive to crops and orchards. {from Rutherglen} …  

  • chinch bug — /ˈtʃɪntʃ bʌg/ (say chinch bug) noun any of numerous small hemipterous insects of the family Lygaeidae, some of which are very destructive of fruit, vegetables, grasses, and grain crops as the Rutherglen bug. {chinch from Spanish cinche, from… …  

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