chinch

/tʃɪntʃ/
/tʃɪntʃ/
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Other forms: chinches

Definitions of chinch
  1. noun
    an insect that invades homes, usually infests beds and feeds on human and animal blood
    synonyms: Cimex lectularius, bed bug, bedbug
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    type of:
    bug, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect
    insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
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