About The Word Chinch
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Chinch
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What's The Definition Of Chinch?
[n] bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
Synonyms | Synonyms for Chinch: bed bug | bedbug | Cimex lectularius Related Terms | Find terms related to Chinch: See Also | bug | Cimex | genus Cimex | hemipteran | hemipteron | hemipterous insect Chinch In Webster's Dictionary \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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