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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals wordnet
3. 3
   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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

insectreduviid

Etymology

From assassin + bug.