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Triatoma

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Translingual

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Triatoma infestans

Etymology

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Feminine of New Latin triatomus, from tri- (three) +‎ atomus (indivisible element), referring to the segmented antennae (which actually have four segments) of the insect.

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Triatoma f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – large blood-sucking bugs that feed on mammals and sometimes transmit Chagas disease to their hosts.

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