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Cimex lectularius

DEFINITIONS OF: Cimex lectularius

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n bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood

Synonyms:
bed bug, bedbug, chinch
Type of:
bug, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
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