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Assassin bug

noun

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.

Etymology

From assassin + bug.

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