NOUN | animal | Cimex lectularius, bedbug, bed bug, chinch | bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood |
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Meaning | bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood. | |
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Synonyms | bedbug, bed bug, chinch | |
Member of | Cimex, genus Cimex | type genus of the Cimicidae |
Broader | hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteron | insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base |
Spanish | chinche, cimex lectularius | |
Catalan | cimex lectularius, Cimex lectularius, xinxa |
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