cimex

American  

[sahy-meks] / ˈsaɪ mɛks /

noun

plural

cimices

1. a bedbug of the genus Cimex.

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cimex British  

/ ˈsaɪmɛks /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cimex

1575–85; < New Latin, Latin cīmex bedbug

Example Sentences

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

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

Among the insects which they brought back with them was a very fine species of cimex; it was found in great numbers upon the foliage of Hibiscus tiliaceus.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker