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Bedbug

//ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.

    "Fiona rapidly discovered that the hotel was infested with bedbugs."

  2. 2
    bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood wordnet
  3. 3
    Any similar insect of family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and certain other warm-blooded animals.

Etymology

From bed + bug.

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