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
There have also been bed bug resurgences from France and the United Kingdom to Australia and Japan.
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
On his website, Virag uses a cartoon depiction of himself holding a gavel and the words “My bed bug lawyer” emblazoned beside him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
The family Pediculina, or true lice, is higher than the bird lice, their mouth parts, as well as the structure of the head, resembling the true Hemiptera, especially the bed bug.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
