reduviid

American

[ri-doo-vee-id, -dyoo-] / rɪˈdu vi ɪd, -ˈdyu- /

noun

assassin bug.

reduviid British

/ rɪˈdjuːvɪɪd /

noun

any hemipterous bug of the family Reduviidae , which includes the assassin bugs and the wheel bug

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Reduviidae

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Etymology

Origin of reduviid

1885–90; < New Latin Reduviidae, family name, equivalent to Reduvi ( a ) type genus ( Latin: hangnail) + -idae -id ²

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Chagas is caused by a parasite normally passed on by the bite of the kissing bug, also known as the reduviid bug or the triatomine bug.

From New York Times

Reduviid�, red-ū-vī′i-dē, n.pl. a family of predacious bugs.—adj.

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