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Meaning of assassin bug

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

assassin bug

noun

Definitions

  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.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assassin%20bug

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