English Explanatory Dictionary

assassin bug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.
  2. Any true bug from any of the subfamilies of the Reduviidae, including those in the subfamily Triatominae, which suck blood and may transmit Chagas' disease to humans.

Word forms

assassin bug assassin bugs

Etymology

From assassin + bug.

Derived words

grass assassin bug

Translations

Catalan: xinxa assassina Finnish: petolude German: Raubwanze Polish: robak z rodziny zajadkowatych Russian: хищне́ц Spanish: chinche hocicona Spanish: chinche picuda Spanish: chinchorro Spanish: chipo Spanish: chirimacha Spanish: pito Spanish: vinchuca
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