Meaning of CHINCH
| Pronunciation: | | chinch
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| | Definition: | | [n] bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood |
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| | Synonyms: | | bed bug, bedbug, Cimex lectularius |
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| | See Also: | | bug, Cimex, genus Cimex, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Chinch\, n. [Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. {cimex}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The bedbug ({Cimex lectularius}).
2. (Zo["o]l.) A bug ({Blissus leucopterus}), which, in the
United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and
other grains; -- also called {chiniz}, {chinch bug},
{chink bug}. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting
odor.
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