cimex

Etymology

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

cimex means any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.“Some of these cimices are extremely pretty, but if handled emit their disagreeable perfume. I have met with about a dozen species of these bugs.”