cimex
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cimex
1575–85; < New Latin, Latin cīmex bedbug
Example Sentences
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There are about 90 species worldwide, although the common bedbug cimex lectularius has adapted the best to human environments, according to the British Pest Control Association.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023
The bedbug - cimex lectularius to give its Latin name - is a domesticated creature.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023
The bedbug of Europe and U. S. is cimex lectularius; his more obese cousin, cimex rotundatus, infests the Orient.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hanc tibi virtutem fracta facit urceus ansa, Et tristis nullo qui tepet igne focus, Et teges et cimex et nudi sponda grabati, Et brevis atque eadem nocte dieque toga.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
Furei, quoi neque servos est neque arca Nec cimex neque araneus neque ignis, Verumst et pater et noverca, quorum Dentes vel silicem comesse possunt, 5Est pulchre tibi cum tuo parente Et cum coniuge lignea parentis.
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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