reduviid

[ri-doo-vee-id, -dyoo-]

noun

1. assassin bug.

reduviid

/ rɪˈdjuːvɪɪd /

noun

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

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Reduviidae

Word History and Origins

Origin of reduviid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of reduviid¹

C19: from New Latin Reduviidae , from Latin reduvia a hangnail

Example Sentences

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.

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

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