reduviid

English

Etymology

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈdjuː.vi.ɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈdu.vi.ɪd/

Adjective

reduviid (not comparable)

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

Noun

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

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: petolude