reduviid

[ ri-doo-vee-id, -dyoo- ]

Origin of reduviid

1
1885–90; <New Latin Reduviidae, family name, equivalent to Reduvi(a) type genus (Latin: hangnail) + -idae-id2

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British Dictionary definitions for reduviid

reduviid

/ (rɪˈdjuːvɪɪd) /


noun
  1. any hemipterous bug of the family Reduviidae, which includes the assassin bugs and the wheel bug

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Reduviidae

Origin of reduviid

1
C19: from New Latin Reduviidae, from Latin reduvia a hangnail

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