- Conorhinus
- Co·no·rhi·nus (ko″no-riґnəs) [cono- + Gr. rhis nose] a genus name formerly applied to insects of the family Reduviidae, now placed in the genera Panstrongylus and Triatoma.
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Conorhinus
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Conorhinus sanguisuga — Kissing bug Kiss ing bug (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of blood sucking, venomous Hemiptera that sometimes bite the lip or other parts of the human body, causing painful sores, as the cone nose ({Conorhinus sanguisuga}). [U. S.] [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conorhinus — co·no·rhi·nus … English syllables
conorhinus — ˌkōnəˈrīnəs, ˌkän Etymology: New Latin, from con (II) + rhinus synonym of triatoma … Useful english dictionary
Kissing bug — Kiss ing bug (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of blood sucking, venomous Hemiptera that sometimes bite the lip or other parts of the human body, causing painful sores, as the cone nose ({Conorhinus sanguisuga}). [U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barbeiro — bärˈbā(ˌ)rü, rō noun ( s) Etymology: Portuguese, literally, barber, from barba beard, from Latin; from its bloodsucking apparatus more at beard … Useful english dictionary
