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assassin bug

assassin bug noun: 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.

assassin bug: any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other...
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Noun

assassin bug (plural assassin bugs)

  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.

Forms of assassin bug

pluralassassin bugs

Origin of assassin bug

From assassin + bug.

Words formed from assassin bug

Questions about assassin bug

What does assassin bug mean?
Assassin bug means 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.
What part of speech is assassin bug?
Assassin bug is a noun.
What is the plural of assassin bug?
The plural of assassin bug is assassin bugs.

Words near assassin bug in the dictionary

  1. assart
  2. assarted
  3. assarting
  4. assarts
  5. assassin
  6. assassin bug
  7. assassin bugs
  8. assassin flies
  9. assassin fly
  10. assassin spider
  11. assassin spiders

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