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assassin bugs

assassin bugs is the plural of assassin bug.

Meaning of assassin bug

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.

Questions about assassin bugs

What is assassin bugs the plural of?
Assassin bugs is the plural of assassin bug.

Words near assassin bugs in the dictionary

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

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