Triatoma /Tri·at·o·ma/ (tri″ah-to´mah) a genus of bugs (order Hemiptera), the cone-nosed bugs, important in medicine as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Tri·at·o·ma (tr - t  -m)n. A genus of insects that includes important vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi. |
Triatoma
a genus of bugs (order Hemiptera), the cone-nosed bugs, important in human medicine as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi from its natural vectors, dogs, cats, foxes, monkeys and others. Includes Triatoma dimidiata, T. infestans, T. protracta, T. sanguisuga (vector for equine encephalomyelitis).
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