Oeciacus

noun

Oe·​ci·​a·​cus

ēˈsīəkəs

: a genus of bugs related to the bedbugs and including a parasite (O. vicarius) of swallows

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek oikiakos member of a household, from oikiakos of a house, from oikia house

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