noun
- plural of reduviid; insects belonging to the family Reduviidae, commonly known as assassin bugs
Usage: entomology
Examples
- Reduviids are predatory insects that feed on other arthropods.
- The researcher collected several reduviids from the garden for study.
- Some reduviids can transmit Chagas disease to humans.
- Reduviids use their sharp proboscis to pierce their prey.
- The entomologist identified three different species of reduviids in the sample.