chinch

tʃɪntʃ

Definition

Definition of chinch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sleep pests

Dated

bedbug known for feeding on human blood

Dated

Chinches can cause itchy bites on the skin.

bedbug

bloodsucker

farm fields

TECH.

small bug that damages grass and crops

TECH.

Farmers often struggle with chinch infestations in their fields..

bug

pest

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bedbug known for feeding on human blood
small bug that damages grass and crops

Expressions with chinch

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chinch bug

small plant-feeding insect that damages grass and cereal crops

The European chinch bug is less common but still a threat.

Origin of chinch

Spanish, chinche (bedbug)

Examples of chinch in a sentence

Chinches are a common problem in old buildings.
The chinch population exploded this summer.
Chinch bugs can ruin a lawn quickly.

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French:punaise de lit, punaise, ...
German:Wanze, kleines Insekt, ...
Italian:cimice, insetto, ...
Spanish:chinche, bicho, ...
Portuguese:percevejo, percevejo-das-gramíneas, ...
Chinese:臭虫, 害虫, ...
Japanese:チンチ, 草の害虫, ...
Arabic:بَقّ الفِراش, حَشَرَة الشينش, ...
Hebrew:פִּשְׁפֵּשׁ, פַּשְׁפַּשׁ הַדֶּשֶׁא, ...
Russian:клоп, насекомое-вредитель, ...
Ukrainian:клоп, шкідник, ...
Hindi:चिंच, घास कीट, ...
Bengali:ছারপোকা, চিঞ্চ, ...
Catalan:xinxa, insecte petit, ...
Czech:štěnice, škodlivá ploštice, ...
Danish:væggelus, lille insekt, ...
Dutch:bedwants, graswants, ...
Greek:κοριός, τσιντς, ...
Hungarian:ágyi poloska, gabonapoloska, ...
Khmer:សត្វល្អិតលើគ្រែ, សត្វល្អិតឈីនច์, ...
Korean:빈대, 잔디벌레, ...
Persian:ساس, سوسک چمن, ...
Polish:pluskwa, pluskwiak trawny, ...
Portuguese (BR):percevejo, percevejo-das-gramíneas, ...
Romanian:plosniță, gândac de câmp, ...
Swedish:vägglus, gräsmatta insekt, ...
Thai:ตัวเรือด, แมลงเล็ก ๆ, ...
Turkish:tahtakurusu, küçük böcek, ...
Vietnamese:bọ giường, bọ nhỏ, ...

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