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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
