assassin bug
noun
any of numerous bugs of the family Reduviidae, feeding chiefly on other insects but including some forms that are bloodsucking parasites of mammals.
Also called
reduviid.
Origin of assassin bug
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby assassin bug
assailant,
assam,
assam states,
assamese,
assassin,
assassin bug,
assassin fly,
assassinate,
assateague island,
assault,
assault and battery
British Dictionary definitions for assassin bug
assassin bug
noun
any long-legged predatory, often blood-sucking, insect of the heteropterous family Reduviidae
Medical definitions for assassin bug
assassin bug
[ ə-săs′ĭn ]
n.
A predatory bug of the family Reduviidae having powerful piercing mouthparts that inflict irritating, painful bites on humans.