Definition of Rutherglen bug
:a common Australian lygaeid bug (Nysius vinitor) that attacks many plants (as citrus, peach, plum, potato, and grapes)
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Rutherglen bug
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Ruth·er·glen bug
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Origin and Etymology of rutherglen bug
from Rutherglen, Scotland
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