cimices

Variant of cimex

cimex definition

ci·mex (sī′meks′)

noun pl. cimices cim′i·ces′ (sim′i sēz′)

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

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

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