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noun
A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: mahogany flat, Norfolk Howard, B-flat
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any similar insect of family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and certain other warm-blooded animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteron
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English bug English bedbug From bed + bug.
Across languages
152 source translations are retained for this English entry.
