See Also: triatomid(dictionary)

triatomid (iou)



triatomid noun. M20.
[mod. Latin Triatomidae family name (see below) from Triatoma genus name, formed as TRI- + Greek tomos cut (from the three joints in the antennae): see -ID3.]
In full triatomid bug. A bloodsucking assassin bug of the subfamily Triatominae (formerly family Triatomidae), which includes several vectors of disease.
triatomine adjective & noun of or pertaining to, a bug of, the subfamily Triatominae M20.