bed bug

A form of bedbug — A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.

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Meanings

nounbed bug (plural bed bugs)

plural bed bugs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bedbug.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood

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bedbugchinchCimex lectularius
Broader
hemipterous insectbughemipteran
Also see
bedbugchinch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

bed bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20bug

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bed bug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20bug.

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