SINCE 1828
Reduviidae
noun plural
Red·u·vi·idae
| \ ˌrej-ə-ˈvī-ə-ˌdē
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Medical Definition of Reduviidae
: a very large and widely distributed family of bloodsucking hemipterous insects comprising the assassin bugs, having a short 3-jointed proboscis that is curved back under the head when at rest, and including vectors of Chagas disease belonging to the genera Rhodnius and Triatoma
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