reduviid
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Reduviidae, from Reduvius (genus name) + -idae (taxonomic suffix), from Latin reduvia (“a remainder, remnant, fragment”), describing the habit of the nymph of Reduvius personatus camouflaging itself with small pieces of debris.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈdjuː.vi.ɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈdu.vi.ɪd/
Adjective edit
reduviid (not comparable)
- (entomology) of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Reduviidae
Noun edit
reduviid (plural reduviids)
- (entomology) any member of the Reduviidae family of insects, which comprises predatory and blood-sucking bugs, including the vectors of Chagas disease
- Synonyms: assassin bug, kissing bug
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