triatoma
noun
tri·at·o·ma
trī-ˈat-ə-mə 
1
capitalized
: a genus of large blood-sucking bugs that are usually placed in the family Reduviidae but sometimes assigned to a separate family and that feed on mammals and sometimes transmit Chagas disease to their hosts see conenose
2
: any bug of the genus Triatoma
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“Triatoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/triatoma. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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