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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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What To Know Tenants named in the lawsuit describe the toll of bedbugs: sleepless nights, allergic reactions, and social isolation caused by infestations.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
This article discusses what bedbug bites look like, are options for bedbug bites, and how to get rid of a bedbug infestation in your home.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Singh says bedbugs could infest the clothes inside your luggage.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
One strange example of this is traumatic insemination in bedbugs, where males bypass the female's reproductive tract and inject sperm directly into her abdomen.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
This article discusses what bedbug bites look like, are options for bedbug bites, and how to get rid of a bedbug infestation in your home.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Singh says bedbugs could infest the clothes inside your luggage.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
One strange example of this is traumatic insemination in bedbugs, where males bypass the female's reproductive tract and inject sperm directly into her abdomen.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Bedbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedbug. Accessed 28 Feb. 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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