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assassin bug vs. kissing bug
noun
- any of numerous bugs of the family Reduviidae, feeding chiefly on other insects but including some forms that are bloodsucking parasites of mammals.
noun
- Informal.
- a person much given to kissing.
- an irresistible desire to kiss or be kissed.
- any of several assassin bugs that attack humans, sometimes inflicting painful bites.