cimex

[ sahy-meks ]

noun,plural cim·i·ces [sim-uh-seez]. /ˈsɪm əˌsiz/.
  1. a bedbug of the genus Cimex.

Origin of cimex

1
1575–85; <New Latin, Latin cīmex bedbug

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cimex

/ (ˈsaɪmɛks) /


nounplural cimices (ˈsɪmɪˌsiːz)
  1. any of the heteropterous insects of the genus Cimex, esp the bedbug

Origin of cimex

1
C16: from Latin: bug

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