"cimicoid" meaning in English

See cimicoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cimicoid [comparative], most cimicoid [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} cimicoid (comparative more cimicoid, superlative most cimicoid)
  1. (biology, entomology) Resembling or being a member of the Cimicidae; buglike. Categories (topical): Biology, Entomology

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