English Explanatory Dictionary

cimex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.

Word forms

cimex cimices

Etymology

From the genus name Cimex, from Latin cīmex (“bug”). Doublet of chinch.

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