reduviid

a. 猎蝽科的

发音

UK /ɹɪˈdjuː.vi.ɪd/
US /ɹɪˈdu.vi.ɪd/

词形变化

reduviids 复数 reduviids

别名

reduvid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    any member of the Reduviidae family of insects, which comprises predatory and blood-sucking bugs, including the vectors of Chagas disease

    生物 动物学
adj.
  1. 1.

    of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Reduviidae

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from translingual Reduviidae, from Reduvius (genus name) + -idae (taxonomic suffix), from Latin reduvia (“a remainder, remnant, fragment”), describing the habit of the nymph of Reduvius personatus camouflaging itself with small pieces of debris.

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