BEDBUG
bedbug, bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius
(noun) bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bedbug (plural bedbugs)
A small nocturnal insect (Cimex lectularius), of the family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts.
Anagrams
• gubbed
Source: Wiktionary
Bed"bug`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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