💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Assassin bug"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| reduviidnoun | (entomology) any member of the Reduviidae family of insects, which comprises predatory and blood-sucking bugs, including the vectors of Chagas disease |
| reduvidnoun | Alternative form of reduviid. [(entomology) any member of the Reduviidae family of insects, which comprises predatory and blood-sucking bugs, including the vectors of Chagas disease] |
| ambush bugnoun | Any insect in the subfamily Phymatinae of the family Reduviidae. |
| masked hunternoun | An insect of species Reduvius personatus, of the assassin bug family, whose nymph camouflages itself with dust. |
| thread-legged bugnoun | Any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs. |
| wheel bugnoun | (US) Any assassin bug of the genus Arilus, large true bugs with wheel-shaped pronotal armor. |
| redbugnoun | Any member of the family Pyrrhocoridae of true bugs. |
| ectrichodiinenoun | Any assassin bug of the subfamily Ectrichodiinae |
| feather-legged bugnoun | Any insect in the subfamily Holoptilinae of the family Reduviidae, many of which have legs covered with feathery hairs. |
| triatomidnoun | Any assassin bug of the subfamily Triatominae |
| pirate bugnoun | Any insect in the family Anthocoridae, known as effective predators of other insects, and used in biological control. |
| hualapai tigernoun | (Arizona) An assassin beetle, kissing bug, cone-nose bug, Texas bed bug (family Reduviidae) |
| predator bugnoun | Any of several species of African assassin bugs, especially Platymeris rhadamanthus. |
| grass assassin bugnoun | Any of the genus Lopodytes of assassin bugs. |
| true bugnoun | Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and in particular of the suborder Heteroptera, that are wingless or have two pairs of wings, and have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking. |
| firebugnoun | (slang) A pyromaniac or arsonist. |
| bat bugnoun | A bloodsucking insect parasite (of families Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) that feeds primarily on the blood of bats. |
| kissing bugnoun | Any of a number of haematophagous bugs belonging to the subfamily Triatominae that feed on the blood of vertebrates, including humans, and which are known for spreading Chagas' disease. |
| creeping water bugnoun | Any insect in the family Naucoridae, aquatic predatory true bugs that look like toe biters |
| flat bugnoun | Any insect in the family Aradidae, true bugs that are mostly flat-bodied and live under tree-bark. |
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