flat bug
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flat bug
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Chinches are a sort of flat bug, which lurks in the bedsteads and bedding, and disturbs people's rest a nights.
From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert
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