bedbug
noun
a flat, wingless, bloodsucking hemipterous insect, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and especially beds.
bed bug
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a variation of
bedbug.
Example Sentences
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She offers her own example: Last winter, one of her students had a bed bug situation at home.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Virag, an Encino-based attorney who has specialized in bed bug cases filed against hotels and apartments, said the $2-million jury award is the largest one he’s seen in bed bug-related cases in his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
Lee's reference to insecticide-resistant bed bug reservoirs reflects on one reason why they are flourishing: Their adaptation to pesticides meant to wipe them out.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
A pensioner is at his "wits end" after being driven to sleep in his car due to a bed bug infestation in his flat owned by a retirement housing company.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023
The barn swallow is sadly afflicted by a species of these unwelcome visitors to its nest, and the poor bats are also victimized by a species of bed bug.
From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley
