assassin bug

短语

[医] 猎蝽

词形变化

assassin bugs 复数 assassin bugs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. 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.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

reduviid

下位词 4

conenose conenose bug kissing bug wheel bug

词源

From assassin + bug.

来源：wiktionary