| English Dictionary |
ASSASSIN BUG
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does assassin bug mean?
• ASSASSIN BUG (noun)
The noun ASSASSIN BUG has 1 sense:
1. a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
Familiarity information: ASSASSIN BUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
assassin bug; reduviid
Hypernyms ("assassin bug" is a kind of...):
heteropterous insect (true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assassin bug"):
big bedbug; cone-nosed bug; conenose; conenose bug; kissing bug (large bloodsucking bug)
Arilus cristatus; wheel bug (large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects)
Holonyms ("assassin bug" is a member of...):
family Reduviidae; Reduviidae (assassin bugs)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"It's impossible to awaken a man who is pretending to be asleep." (Native American proverb, Navajo)
"Watching what you say is your best friend." (Arabic proverb)
"Bathe her and then look at her." (Egyptian proverb)