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Meaning of BEDBUG

Pronunciation:  'bed`bug

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
 
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 Synonyms: bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius
 
 See Also: bug, Cimex, genus Cimex, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bed"bug`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect ({Cimex
Lectularius}), sometimes infesting houses and especially
beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
 

 

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