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wheel bug
wheel bugn. A large assassin bug (Arilus cristatus) of North America that has a notched, wheellike projection on the back of the thorax and preys on other insects.wheel bug n (Animals) a large predatory North American heteropterous insect, Arilus cristatus, having a semicircular thoracic projection: family Reduviidae (assassin bugs) wheel′ bug` n. an assassin bug, Arilus cristatus, that has a rounded sawtoothed crest behind the head and is a bloodsucker of insects. [1805–15, Amer.] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | wheel bug - large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insectsArilus cristatusassassin bug, reduviid - a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammalsArilus, genus Arilus - a genus of Reduviidae |
wheel bug
wheel bug: see assassin bugassassin bug, common name for members of the family Reduviidae, one of the largest and most varied groups belonging to the order Hemiptera (suborder Heteroptera). Assassin bugs are generally brownish to black, medium-sized to large insects, with heads that are elongate and ..... Click the link for more information. .MedicalSeeassassin bugLegalSeeAssassinwheel bug Related to wheel bug: assassin bugSynonyms for wheel bugnoun large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insectsSynonymsRelated Words- assassin bug
- reduviid
- Arilus
- genus Arilus
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