Cimex, genus Cimex
(noun) type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cimex (plural cimices)
Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.
Source: Wiktionary
Ci"mex, n.; pl. Cimices. Etym: [L., a bug.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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