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reduviid definition

re·du·viid (ri do̵̅o̅′vē id, -dyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

assassin bug

Etymology: < ModL Reduviidae < L reduvia, hangnail, remnant < OL redivia < *reduere, to strip away < red-, re- + -uere < IE base *eu-, to put on

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