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
"The annual fiscal impact of bed bug infestation in the U.S. is estimated to be $1 billion," Chow-Yang Lee, a professor of urban entomology at the University of California, Riverside told Salon by email.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
BBC News visited a tech firm in Cambridge that researches bed bug behaviour and has developed a smart trap connected to an online alert system.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2023
A British tourist was awarded $375,000 after he suffered hundreds of bed bug bites all over his body during his stay at a Hollywood Hills home, according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 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
