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Noun
1. assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)Usually written using kana alone
Wikipedia definition
2. ReduviidaeReduviidae (from the contained genus, Reduvius which comes from the Latin reduvia meaning hangnail or remnant) is a large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. It includes assassin bugs, wheel bugs (Arilus cristatus), and thread-legged bugs. There are about 7000 species altogether, making it one of the largest families in the Hemiptera.
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Read “Reduviidae” on DBpedia
Other forms
刺亀虫 【さしがめ】サシガメ

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