bedbug

or bed bug

[ bed-buhg ]
/ ˈbɛdˌbʌg /
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noun

a flat, wingless, bloodsucking hemipterous insect, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and especially beds.
any of several other bloodsucking bugs of the family Cimicidae.

Origin of bedbug

First recorded in 1800–10; bed + bug1

Words nearby bedbug

bedabble, bedash, bedaub, bedaux system, bedazzle, bedbug, bedchamber, bedclothes, bedclothing, bedcover, beddable

Words related to bedbug

tick, vermin, pest, mite, bee, butterfly, gnat, dragonfly, moth, grasshopper, spider, cockroach, termite, ant, mosquito, beetle, flea, aphid, ladybug, insect

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British Dictionary definitions for bedbug

bedbug
/ (ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ) /

noun

any of several bloodsucking insects of the heteropterous genus Cimex, esp C. lectularius of temperate regions, having an oval flattened wingless body and infesting dirty houses: family Cimicidae

Medical definitions for bedbug

bedbug
[ bĕd′bŭg′ ]

n.

A wingless, odorous insect with a flat, reddish body that infests dwellings and bedding and feeds on human blood.