ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
also cone-nose bug or cone-nosed bug ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷-
: any of certain large bloodsucking bugs of Triatoma or closely related genera of the family Reduviidae including insects capable of inflicting extremely painful bites and at least one So. American form ( Panstrongylus megistus or Triatoma megista ) that is a vector of Chagas' disease — called also assassin bug, big bedbug, kissing bug