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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