Red·u·vi·idae
n pl : a very large and widely distributed family of bloodsucking hemipterous insects comprising the assassin bugs, having a short 3-jointed proboscis that is curved back under the head when at rest, and including vectors of Chagas' disease belonging to the genera Rhodnius and Triatoma .
Similar sounding terms: re·du·vi·id
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