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re·du·vi·id

 (rĭ-do͞o′vē-ĭd, -dyo͞o′-)
n.
See assassin bug.
[From New Latin Reduviidae, family name, from Reduvius, type genus, from Latin reduvia, hangnail, fragment; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]
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reduviid

(rɪˈdjuːvɪɪd)
n
(Animals) any hemipterous bug of the family Reduviidae, which includes the assassin bugs and the wheel bug
adj
(Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Reduviidae
[C19: from New Latin Reduviidae, from Latin reduvia a hangnail]
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assas′sin bug`


n.
any of various large bugs of the family Reduviidae, many of which kill and extract the blood of other insects and some of which are bloodsucking parasites of mammals.
[1890–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.reduviid - a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insectsreduviid - a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
assassin bug
heteropterous insect - true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
family Reduviidae, Reduviidae - assassin bugs
big bedbug, conenose, conenose bug, cone-nosed bug, kissing bug - large bloodsucking bug
Arilus cristatus, wheel bug - large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects
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