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assassin bug

noun

  1. any of numerous bugs of the family Reduviidae, feeding chiefly on other insects but including some forms that are bloodsucking parasites of mammals.

assassin bug

noun

  1. any long-legged predatory, often blood-sucking, insect of the heteropterous family Reduviidae

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assassin bug1

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

Perhaps this is heightened by the contrast between the pretty, trim form of the ladybird and the ugliness of the assassin bug.

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