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chinch

UK/t͡ʃɪnt͡ʃ/ uncommon

noun

1.

bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood

Origin

From Spanish chinche (“bedbug”) or Portuguese chinche, from Latin cimex (“bedbug”). Doublet of cimex.

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