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cimex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
cimex
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the genus name Cimex, from Latin cīmex (“bug”). Doublet of chinch.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cimices (plural)

Questions

What does cimex mean?
Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.
Where does cimex come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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