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reduviid
[ ri-doo-vee-id, -dyoo- ]
reduviid
/ rɪˈdjuːvɪɪd /
noun
- any hemipterous bug of the family Reduviidae , which includes the assassin bugs and the wheel bug
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the family Reduviidae
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reduviid1
C19: from New Latin Reduviidae , from Latin reduvia a hangnail
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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.
From New York Times
Reduviid�, red-ū-vī′i-dē, n.pl. a family of predacious bugs.—adj.
From Project Gutenberg
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