Cimex Definition

sīmĕks
cimices
noun
Any of a genus (Cimex) of broad, flat, nearly wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous bugs, including the common bedbug.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Cimex

Other Word Forms of Cimex

Noun

Singular:
cimex
Plural:
cimices

Origin of Cimex

  • From the genus name Cimex, from Latin cīmex (“bug”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin cīmex bedbug

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCICIM

Words Ending With

XEXMEX

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cimex

Words Starting With C and Ending With X

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