reduviid

noun re·du·vi·id \ri-ˈdü-vē-əd, -ˈdyü-\

Definition of REDUVIID

— reduviid adjective

ultimately from Latin reduvia hangnail

First Known Use: 1888

Medical Dictionary

noun re·du·vi·id \ri-ˈd(y)ü-vē-əd\

: any bug of the family Reduviidae

—reduviid adjective

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