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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.

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reduviid (not comparable)

  1. (entomology) of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Reduviidae

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reduviid (plural reduviids)

  1. (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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