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reduviid

[ ri-doo-vee-id, -dyoo- ]

reduviid

/ °ùɪˈ»åÂá³Ü˱¹ÉªÉª»å /

noun

  1. any hemipterous bug of the family Reduviidae , which includes the assassin bugs and the wheel bug
“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

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the 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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of reduviid1

1885–90; < New Latin Reduviidae, family name, equivalent to Reduvi ( a ) type genus ( Latin: hangnail) + -idae -id 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of reduviid1

C19: from New Latin Reduviidae , from Latin reduvia a hangnail
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Chagas is caused by a parasite normally passed on by the bite of the kissing bug, also known as the reduviid bug or the triatomine bug.

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Reduviid�, red-ū-vī′i-dē, n.pl. a family of predacious bugs.—adj.

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