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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John said he had lost personal possessions because of the bed bug infestation.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
The complaint, filed in December 2021, alleges the two men rented a room at the hotel and immediately began experiencing bed bug bites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
There have also been bed bug resurgences from France and the United Kingdom to Australia and Japan.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
"Popular tourist locations in Europe and in Asia are seeing all time high of bed bug infestations. High movement of people also means bed bugs could hitch-hike from one to location to another very quickly."
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
A little quicksilver and white of an egg beat together and put in the crevices of bedsteads, with a feather, is the most effectual bed bug poison.
