Cimicid
/ˈsɪmɪsɪd/noun
A bedbug or a member of the true-bug family Cimicidae.
Did you know?The scientific family name Cimicidae comes from Latin cimex, the Roman word for a bedbug, while the exact deeper origin of cimex remains uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
cimex
“A bug, especially a bedbug”
Classical Latin
Latin
cimices
“Bedbugs or bugs, the plural of cimex”
1758
New Latin
Cimex
“A taxonomic genus established by Linnaeus, including the common bedbug”
1802
New Latin
Cimicidae
“The zoological family name formed from Cimex with the family suffix -idae”
19th Century
English
cimicid
“A member of the Cimicidae family, or something relating to bedbugs”
Modern English
English
cimicid
“A bedbug or an insect belonging to the bedbug family”