Triatoma
See also: triatoma
Translingual
Etymology
Feminine of New Latin triatomus, from tri- (“three”) + atomus (“indivisible element”), referring to the segmented antennae (which actually have four segments) of the insect.
Proper noun
Triatoma f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – large blood-sucking bugs that feed on mammals and sometimes transmit Chagas disease to their hosts.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Heteroptera - suborder; Cimicomorpha - infraorder; Reduvioidea - superfamily; Reduviidae - family; Triatominae - subfamily; Triatomini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Triatoma infestans - selected species
Derived terms
- Triatominae
- Triatomini
References
Triatoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Triatoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Triatoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Triatoma at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- “Triatoma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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