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Bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
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chinch
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The bedbug ((taxlink Cimex lectularius species noshow=1)).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood [syn: bedbug , bed bug , Cimex lectularius ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"bedbug," 1610s, from Spanish/Portuguese chinche (diminutive chinchilla ) "bug," from Latin cimicem (nominative cimex ) "bedbug." Related: Chinch-bug .\n\n
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chinch \Chinch\, n. [Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. cimex .] (Zo["o]l.) The bedbug ( Cimex lectularius ). (Zo["o]l.) A bug ( Blissus leucopterus ), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called chiniz , chinch ...
Usage examples of chinch.
And during my emptiest moments when I felt the worst about myself, damn if I wouldn't see one of those chinch bug shells that used to litter the lawn of my childhood home.
Their voices may as well be the chatter of crows as I remember the thick Miami grass of my childhood, and dried-out chinch bug husks and the key lime tree in my small backyard.
We're supposed to have property lines and bushes and chinch bugs and home improvement loans.