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cimex Synonyms

Another word for cimex

Choosing another word for cimex depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A bug of the genus Cimex, which comprises parasitic true bugs including the common bedbug.

Usage Example

"The entomologist studied the life cycle of the bedbug to better understand its growing resistance to modern pesticides."

Strongest
bedbug

• noun (Context 2)

Any true bug or insect characterized by a disagreeable odor, especially as referred to in historical or archaic texts.

Usage Example

"Old medical treatises occasionally referenced the crushed hemipteran as a dubious folk remedy for certain ailments."

Weak
hemipteran
bug

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