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Word: Chinch
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘bedbug’): from Spanish chinche, from Latin cimex, cimic-
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʃɪn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plant-eating ground bug that forms large swarms on grasses and rushes.
Short Definition:plant-eating ground bug that forms large swarms on grasses
Variant Forms:
- chinch bug
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