reduviid
[ ri-doo-vee-id, -dyoo- ]
noun
Origin of reduviid
11885–90; <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
any hemipterous bug of the family Reduviidae, which includes the assassin bugs and the wheel bug
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the family Reduviidae
Origin of reduviid
1C19: from New Latin Reduviidae, from Latin reduvia a hangnail
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