Cimex
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Cimex lectularius
See also: cimex
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Cimex m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cimicidae – comprising the common bedbug and a few related insects.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera - suborder; Cimicomorpha - infraorder; Cimicoidea - superfamily; Cimicidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cimex lectularius - type species; Cimex columbarius, Cimex dissimilis, Cimex emarginatus, Cimex pipistrelli - selected other species
Derived terms
Further reading
Cimex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cimex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cimex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cimex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cimex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cimex at AnimalBase
