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bêtes rouges

bêtes rouges is the plural of bête rouge.

Meaning of bête rouge

Noun

bête rouge (plural bêtes rouges)

  1. A mite of the genus Trombidium.
    • He had picked up bêtes rouges in the bush and they were crawling and burrowing under his skin.1934, Evelyn Waugh, A Handful of Dust

Questions about bêtes rouges

What is bêtes rouges the plural of?
Bêtes rouges is the plural of bête rouge.

Words near bêtes rouges in the dictionary

  1. bêches-de-mer
  2. bête noir
  3. bête noire
  4. bête rouge
  5. bêtes noires
  6. bêtes rouges
  7. bêtise
  8. bêtises
  9. Bình Dương
  10. Bình Phước
  11. Bình Thuận

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