genus cimex

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   type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs

   SynonymsCimex

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofCimicidae

Questions about genus cimex

What does genus cimex mean?

genus cimex means "type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs".

What is another word for genus cimex?

Close synonyms include Cimex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cimex a common word?

genus cimex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.