thread-legged bug

noun

Any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs.

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Meanings

nounthread-legged bug (plural thread-legged bugs)

plural thread-legged bugs

  1. Any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs.
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Chicago

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