About The Word Chinch
Learn about the word Chinch to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Chinch definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Chinch
| Chinch Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Lynx rufus ‐ small lynx of…
- Trig ‐ the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions [adj]…
- Caryophylloid dicot genus ‐
- Overfill ‐ fill beyond capacity; "overfill…
- Weaver finch ‐ finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately…
- Nothofagus cuninghamii ‐ large evergreen tree…
- Shag ‐ a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn…
- Intimidation ‐ the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something…
- Keep down ‐ manage not to throw up [v] place a limit on the number of [v]…
- Most unsuitable ‐ superlatively unsuitable and…