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cone·nose (k

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Any of various bloodsucking hemipterous insects of the family Reduviidae, especially Triatoma sanguisuga of Mexico and the southern and western United States, having sucking mouthparts and capable of inflicting a painful toxic bite. Although they usually prey on insects, some suck the blood of mammals. Also called cone-nosed bug, kissing bug.

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conenose - large bloodsucking bug

big bedbug, cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, kissing bug

assassin bug, reduviid - a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals

genus Triatoma, Triatoma - conenoses

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