kissing bug
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kissing bug
(kĭs′ĭng)n.
See conenose.
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bug
(bug)1. A colloquial term for any small insect or arthropod, esp. of the order Hemiptera, that has sucking mouth parts, incomplete metamorphosis, and two pairs of wings, the fore pair being half membranous. See: bedbug; chigger
2. A colloquial term for a disease-causing germ or microorganism.
assassin bug
Any member of the family Reduviidae. Many are predaceous; others are bloodsucking. Panstrongylus, Triatoma, and Rhodnius are vectors of Chagas disease.
See: conenose; trypanosomiasiscone-nose bug
, cone-nosed bugConenose.croton bug
German cockroach.kissing bug
Conenose.red bug
Chigger.Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
kissing bug
The reduviid bug that transmits CHAGAS' DISEASE. It is so called because its nocturnal bite is barely felt.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005