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 brasiliensis, Triatoma dimidiata, Triatoma gerstaeckeri, Triatoma huehuetenanguensis, Triatoma infestans, Triatoma migrans, Triatoma mopa, Triatoma nigromaculata, Triatoma patagonica, Triatoma protracta, Triatoma rubrofasciata, Triatoma sanguisuga, Triatoma rubrovaria, Triatoma dominicana - selected species ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Triatoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Triatoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Triatoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Triatoma at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. “Triatoma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.