- thread-legged bug
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/thred"leg'id, -legd'/any of certain insects of the family Reduviidae, characterized by an elongated, slender body and long frail legs, the front pair of which are raptorial. Also called spider bug.
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thread-legged bug
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thread-legged bug — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) noun : spider bug * * * /thred leg id, legd / any of certain insects of the family Reduviidae, characterized by an elongated, slender body and long frail legs, the front pair of which are raptorial. Also called spider bug … Useful english dictionary
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