| 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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