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单词 assassin bug
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assassin 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.
Also called reduviid.

Origin of assassin bug

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby assassin bug

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British Dictionary definitions for assassin bug

assassin bug

noun

any long-legged predatory, often blood-sucking, insect of the heteropterous family Reduviidae
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for assassin bug

assassin bug
[ ə-săsĭn ]

n.

A predatory bug of the family Reduviidae having powerful piercing mouthparts that inflict irritating, painful bites on humans.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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