bedbug

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English

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an adult bedbug

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From bed +‎ bug.

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bedbug (plural bedbugs)

  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.
    Synonyms: (obsolete UK slang) mahogany flat, (obsolete UK slang) Norfolk Howard, (slang) B-flat
  2. Any similar insect of family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and certain other warm-blooded animals.

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