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noun
Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any true bug from any of the subfamilies of the Reduviidae, including those in the subfamily Triatominae, which suck blood and may transmit Chagas' disease to humans.
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noun
a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reduviid
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Broader terms: heteropterous insect
Narrower terms: conenose, cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, big bedbug, kissing bug, wheel bug, Arilus cristatus
History
From assassin + bug.
Across languages
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