bedbug

or bed bug

[ bed-buhg ]

noun

1. a flat, wingless, bloodsucking hemipterous insect, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and especially beds.
2. any of several other bloodsucking bugs bug bugs of the family Cimicidae.

bedbug

/ ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ /

noun

1. any of several bloodsucking insects of the heteropterous genus Cimex , esp C. lectularius of temperate regions, having an oval flattened wingless body and infesting dirty houses: family Cimicidae

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedbug¹

First recorded in 1800–10; bed + bug ¹

Example Sentences

Her opposition earned her the epithet "Crazy Nancy" from Trump, who on Monday called her a "bad, sick woman" and "crazy as a bedbug."

From Salon

According to the NHS, steps to get rid of bedbugs include:

From BBC

As a bonus, it also works against bedbugs, which are also evolving pesticide resistance.

From Salon

A woman who accidentally killed an 11-year-old neighbour with poisonous gas she used to exterminate bedbugs has been spared jail by a judge at the Old Bailey.

From BBC

The more savvy veterans would leave the lights on to keep the cockroaches and bedbugs in their crevices.

From Los Angeles Times

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