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: a wingless bloodsucking hemipterous bug (especially Cimex lectularius) sometimes infesting houses and especially beds and feeding on human blood
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The most terrifying words my Southern mother could ever hear was bedbugs.
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Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Its use in the hotel room is a form of pest control, typically targeting bedbugs.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Most thrift stores won't accept them due to concerns about bedbugs, allergens, and general hygiene.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
There were infestations of mice, bedbugs, and cockroaches.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Its use in the hotel room is a form of pest control, typically targeting bedbugs.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Most thrift stores won't accept them due to concerns about bedbugs, allergens, and general hygiene.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
There were infestations of mice, bedbugs, and cockroaches.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Bedbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedbug. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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bedbug
noun
bed·bug
ˈbed-ˌbəg 
: a wingless bloodsucking bug sometimes infesting houses and especially beds
Medical Definition
bedbug
noun
bed·bug
ˈbed-ˌbəg
: a wingless bloodsucking bug (Cimex lectularius) sometimes infesting houses and especially beds and feeding on human blood
called also chinch
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