Cimicidae

Cimicidae
noun
wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects
Syn: ↑family Cimicidae
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Hemiptera, ↑order Hemiptera
Member Meronyms: ↑Cimex, ↑genus Cimex

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\\sīˈmisəˌdē, sə̇ˈ-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cimic-, Cimex, type genus + -idae
: a small family of flat-bodied wingless bloodsucking bugs (order Hemiptera) including the bedbug and certain pests of birds and bats

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