2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
CHINCHA
Chin"cha, n. Etym: [Cf. Chinchilla.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis.
CHINCHE
Chinche, a. Etym: [F. chiche miserly.]
Defn: Parsimonious; niggardly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
CHINCHERIE
Chinch"er*ie, n.
Defn: Penuriousness. [Obs.]
By cause of his skarsete and chincherie. Caucer.
CHINCHILLA
Chin*chil"la, n. Etym: [Sp.]
1. (Zoöl.)