Triatoma

Triatoma

 [tri″ah-to´mah]
a genus of bugs (order Hemiptera), the cone-nosed bugs, important in medicine as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi.
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Triatoma

(trī-at-ō'mă),
A genus of insects (subfamily Triatominae, family Reduviidae) that includes important vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, such as Triatoma dimidiata, Triatoma infestans, and Triatoma maculata.
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Tri·at·o·ma

(trī-ă-tō'mă)
A genus of insects that includes important vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, such as T. dimidiata, T. infestans, and T. maculata.
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