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bedbug

or bed bug

[ bed-buhg ]

noun

  1. a flat, wingless, bloodsucking hemipterous insect, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and especially beds.
  2. any of several other bloodsucking bugs bug bugs of the family Cimicidae.


bedbug

/ ˈ²úÉ›»åËŒ²úʌɡ /

noun

  1. any of several bloodsucking insects of the heteropterous genus Cimex , esp C. lectularius of temperate regions, having an oval flattened wingless body and infesting dirty houses: family Cimicidae
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Origin of bedbug1

First recorded in 1800–10; bed + bug 1
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But not even McDonald’s has called him, and his wife’s part-time gig washing dishes in a restaurant barely covers the $2,500 they pay each month in rent for an apartment infested with bedbugs.

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Her opposition earned her the epithet "Crazy Nancy" from Trump, who on Monday called her a "bad, sick woman" and "crazy as a bedbug."

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According to the NHS, steps to get rid of bedbugs include:

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