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English
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Reduviidae, from Reduvius (genus name) + -idae (taxonomic suffix), from Latin reduvia (“a remainder, remnant, fragment”), describing the habit of the nymph of Reduvius personatus camouflaging itself with small pieces of debris.
Pronunciation
Adjective
reduviid (not comparable)
- (entomology) of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Reduviidae
Noun
reduviid (plural reduviids)
- (entomology) any member of the Reduviidae family of insects, which comprises predatory and blood-sucking bugs, including the vectors of Chagas disease
- Synonyms: assassin bug, kissing bug
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