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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
chinch — [chinch] n. [Sp chinche < L cimex, bug: see CIMEX] 1. BEDBUG ☆ 2. CHINCH BUG … English World dictionary
chinch — /chinch/, n. 1. See chinch bug. 2. (loosely) a bedbug. [1615 25; < Sp chinche < L cimic (s. of cimex) bug] * * * … Universalium
chinch — n BEDBUG … Medical dictionary
chinch — chinch; chinch·weed; … English syllables
chinch — 1610s, from Sp./Port. chinche (dim. chinchilla) bug, from L. cimicem (nom. cimex) bedbug … Etymology dictionary
Chinch'on — Original name in latin Chinch n Name in other language Chinchon, Chinsen, Jincheon, jincheon, jincheongun State code KR Continent/City Asia/Seoul longitude 36.85667 latitude 127.44333 altitude 69 Population 60964 Date 2010 08 12 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
chinch — n. 1. Bed bug, house bug, bug (Cimex lectularius). 2. Chinch bug, chink bug, chintz … New dictionary of synonyms
chinch — [[t]tʃɪntʃ[/t]] n. 1) ent chinch bug 2) ent (loosely) a bedbug • Etymology: 1615–25; < Sp chinche < L cīmic , s. of cīmex bug … From formal English to slang
chinch — n. (in full chinch bug) US 1 a small insect, Blissus leucopterus, that destroys the shoots of grasses and grains. 2 a bedbug. Etymology: Sp. chinche f. L cimex icis … Useful english dictionary
chinch bug — Chinch Chinch, n. [Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. {cimex}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The bedbug ({Cimex lectularius}). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A bug ({Blissus leucopterus}), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
