Red·u·vi·i·dae
(rē'dū-vī'i-dē), A family (order Hemiptera) of predatory insects, the assassin bugs, which attack animals and humans. It includes the subfamily Triatominae, the kissing or cone-nosed bugs, the type genus of which Triatoma includes species that are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi.
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Red·u·vi·i·dae
(rē'dū-vī'i-dē) A family of predatory insects, the assassin bugs; it includes the subfamily Triatominae, the kissing or cone-nosed bugs; the type genus Triatoma includes species that are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi.
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Reduviidae
A family of hemipterous insects that includes the bugs, known as assassin, kissing or cone-nosed bugs, that transmit Trypanosoma cruzi , the cause of CHAGAS' DISEASE.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005