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cimex
[ sahy-meks ]
/ ˈsaɪ mɛks /
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noun, plural cim·i·ces [sim-uh-seez]. /ˈsɪm əˌsiz/.
a bedbug of the genus Cimex.
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Origin of cimex
1575–85; <New Latin, Latin cīmex bedbug
Words nearby cimex
Cimbri, cimelia, cimeliarch, Ciment Fondu, cimetidine, cimex, Cimmerian, Cimon, C. in C., cinch, cinch belt
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British Dictionary definitions for cimex
cimex
/ (ˈsaɪmɛks) /
noun plural cimices (ˈsɪmɪˌsiːz)
any of the heteropterous insects of the genus Cimex, esp the bedbug
Word Origin for cimex
C16: from Latin: bug
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