What is "conenose"

conenose \cone"nose\, cone-nose \cone"-nose`\, n. A large bloodsucking hemipterous insect of the family Reduviid[ae], often found in houses, esp. in the southern and western United States. It bites severely, and is one of the species called kissing bugs. It is also called big bedbug.

Syn: cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, big bedbug, kissing bug.

n. large bloodsucking bug [syn: cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, big bedbug, kissing bug]