cimex

(meks′)

noun pl. cimices

any of a genus (Cimex) of broad, flat, nearly wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous bugs, including the common bedbug

Origin: ModL < L, a bug < IE base *i-, dark gray > Russ sinij, dark blue

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noun pl. cim·i·ces (sĭmˈĭ-sēzˌ)
An insect of the genus Cimex, which includes the bedbugs.

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Origin: Latin cīmex, bedbug

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