"cimex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cimices [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name Cimex, from Latin cīmex (“bug”). Doublet of chinch. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Cimex|genus}} Cimex, {{bor|en|la|cīmex||bug}} Latin cīmex (“bug”), {{doublet|en|chinch}} Doublet of chinch Head templates: {{en-noun|cimices}} cimex (plural cimices)
  1. Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug. Wikipedia link: cimex Categories (lifeform): True bugs

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