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ci·mex

(sī′mĕks′)

n. pl. cim·i·ces (sĭm′ĭ-sēz′)

An insect of the genus Cimex, which includes the bedbugs.

[Latin cīmex, bedbug.]

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cimex

(ˈsaɪmɛks)

n, pl cimices (ˈsɪmɪˌsiːz)

(Animals) any of the heteropterous insects of the genus Cimex, esp the bedbug

[C16: from Latin: bug]

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ci•mex

(ˈsaɪ mɛks)

n., pl. cim•i•ces (ˈsɪm əˌsiz)

any bedbug of the genus Cimex.

[1575–85; < New Latin, Latin cīmex bedbug]

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Cimex - 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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