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Miana-bug|mɪˈɑːnəbʌg| [Miana the name of a town in Persia + bug.] A species of tick, Argas persicus, whose bite is said to be occasionally fatal.
[1821Porter Trav. Georgia, etc. I. 265 Mianna..is a poor place, being best known by the ill name of its bugs.] 1862Chambers's Encycl. IV. 100/2 The Miana Bug, or Argas persicus. |