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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