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cimex

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ci·mex  (smks)
n. pl. cim·i·ces (sm-sz)
An insect of the genus Cimex, which includes the bedbugs.
[Latin cmex, bedbug.]
cimex [ˈsaɪmɛks]
n pl cimices [ˈsɪmɪˌsiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of the heteropterous insects of the genus Cimex, esp the bedbug
[from Latin: bug]
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Noun1.cimex - type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugsCimex - type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
genus Cimex
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Cimicidae, family Cimicidae - wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects
bed bug, bedbug, chinch, Cimex lectularius - bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
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