cimex

[ sahy-meks ]

noun,plural cim·i·ces

[sim-uh-seez]. /ˈsɪm əˌsiz/.

a bedbug of the genus Cimex.

Origin of cimex

1575–85; <New Latin, Latin cīmex bedbug

Words Nearby cimex

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use cimex in a sentence

There are no specimens here of the cimex lectularius; and the mosquitoes are not at all annoying.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 | Elizabeth Bisland
The bedbug (Fig. 35) (cimex lectularis) has been accused of transmitting plague, relapsing fever and other diseases.
Insects and Diseases | Rennie W. Doane
cimex boueti, occurring in French Guinea, is another species attacking man.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
Moreover, chicken houses are sometimes thoroughly infested with the true cimex lectularius.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
We shall consider especially cimex lectularius, the most common and widespread species.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for cimex

cimex

/ (ˈsaɪmɛks) /

nounplural cimices (ˈsɪmɪˌsiːz)

any of the heteropterous insects of the genus Cimex, esp the bedbug

Origin of cimex

C16: from Latin: bug

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse