bedbug
noun
a flat, wingless, bloodsucking hemipterous insect, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and especially beds.
bedbugs
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pluralof bedbug.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He often gets bitten by bedbugs and walks with a cane, making climbing up and down from his bed difficult.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
At night, bedbugs nibbled at the 312 people laying like sardines on the floor of Namazi’s section of Ward 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
But not even McDonald’s has called him, and his wife’s part-time gig washing dishes in a restaurant barely covers the $2,500 they pay each month in rent for an apartment infested with bedbugs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
As a bonus, it also works against bedbugs, which are also evolving pesticide resistance.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
“I just keep thinking about bedbugs, and it’s freaking me out a little. And maybe I’m getting my period.”
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
