cimex

Noun

Meaning

A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genus Cimex bedbug chinch bed bug drawing pin

Hypernyms

arthropod genus

Derivatives

cimices

Examples

Human spermatozoa can reach 250 million in a single ejaculation A male bed bug (Cimex lectularius) traumatically inseminates a female bed bug (top). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cimetidine cimetidine hydrochloride cimetropium Cimex lectularius cimia Cimicata