bed bug
- a variation of bedbug.
Example Sentences
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Homeless people at a hostel in Belfast have said living conditions at the facility, including a bed bug infestation, are making them ill.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
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
At the time of this writing, there is a global resurgence of bed bugs thanks to two species: the common bed bug Cimex lectularius and the tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus.
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
But in the bed bug it is easy to see that the beak is made up of the two pairs of jaws, which are simply elongated and adapted for piercing and sucking.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
