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bedbug

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noun/ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ/
  1. 1

    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.

    • Fiona rapidly discovered that the hotel was infested with bedbugs.
  2. 2

    Any similar insect of family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and certain other warm-blooded animals.

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