re·du·vi·id (r -d  v -d, -dy-)n. See assassin bug. [From New Latin Reduviidae, family name, from Reduvius, type genus, from Latin reduvia, hangnail, fragment; see eu- in Indo-European roots.] |
reduviid [rɪˈdjuːvɪɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any hemipterous bug of the family Reduviidae, which includes the assassin bugs and the wheel bug
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Reduviidae
[from New Latin Reduviidae, from Latin reduvia a hangnail]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  reduviid - a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammalsheteropterous insect - true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips family Reduviidae, Reduviidae - assassin bugs Arilus cristatus, wheel bug - large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects |
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