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Mexicali(tourism)
Mexicali doctors(health)
Mexicali Burgers(recipes)
Mexicali Chicken(recipes)
Mexicali flights(tourism)
Mexicali airports(tourism)
Mexicali car rental(tourism)
Mexicali hotels list(tourism)
Mexicali Chicken Stew(recipes)

triatomid (iou) and Mexicali (sh)


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.

Mexicali (sh)




City (pop., 2000 est.: 550,000), capital of Baja California (Norte) state, northwestern Mexico.

It lies in the Mexicali Valley, an extension of the Imperial Valley of the U.S., in northeastern Baja California. It extends across the Mexico-U.S. border to Calexico, Calif. Its name, formed from the first two syllables of Mexico and California, was chosen as a gesture of international friendship. Its economy is chiefly based on tourism and the processing and distribution of cotton, fruits, Vegetables, and cereals. It is the seat of the Autonomous University of Baja California.