Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

bedbug

 - 4 dictionary results

bed⋅bug

[bed-buhg]
–noun
1. a flat, wingless, bloodsucking hemipterous insect, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and esp. beds.
2. any of several other bloodsucking bugs of the family Cimicidae.
Also, bed bug.


Origin:
1800–10; bed + bug 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To bedbug
bed·bug also bed bug   (běd'bŭg')   
n.  A wingless odorous insect (Cimex lectularius) with a flat reddish body that infests dwellings and bedding and feeds on human blood. Also called regionally chinch, chinch bug.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bed·bug
Pronunciation: 'bed-"b&g
Function: noun
: a wingless bloodsucking bug (Cimex lectularius) sometimes infesting houses andespecially beds and feeding on human blood called also chinch
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

bedbug bed·bug (běd'bŭg')
n.
A wingless, odorous insect with a flat, reddish body that infests dwellings and bedding and feeds on human blood.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see bedbug on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: