bedbug

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A bedbug

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From bed +‎ bug.

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bedbug (plural bedbugs)

  1. A small nocturnal insect (Cimex lectularius), of the family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts.
    Synonyms: (obsolete UK slang) mahogany flat, (obsolete UK slang) Norfolk Howard, (slang) B-flat

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