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assassin bug

noun

Etymology

From assassin + bug.

  1. derived from *buddô✻
  2. derived from budda
  3. derived from budde
  4. derived from *bʰew-✻
  5. derived from *bugja-✻
  6. derived from bugge
  7. compounded as assassin bug — “assassin + bug”

Definitions

  1. Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat…

    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…

    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.

The neighborhood

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