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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Bed"bug`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect ({Cimex
Lectularius}), sometimes infesting houses and especially
beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
| Pronunciation: | 'bed`bug | ||
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| Definition: | [n] bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood | ||
| Synonyms: | bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius | ||
| See Also: | bug, Cimex, genus Cimex, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect | ||
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| Definition: | \Bed"bug`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect ({Cimex
Lectularius}), sometimes infesting houses and especially
beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
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