kissing bug

短语

[医] 猎蝽

词形变化

kissing bugs 复数 kissing bugs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a number of haematophagous bugs belonging to the subfamily Triatominae that feed on the blood of vertebrates, including humans, and which are known for spreading Chagas' disease.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

conenose conenose bug

上位词 2

assassin bug reduviid

词源

From kissing + bug: they often feed on the lips of human victims.

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