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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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In a court declaration, Khalil describes his time at the Elizabeth Detention Center as uncomfortable, with no beds or blankets, and alleges he was not informed of the bedbug issue.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
CoreCivic did not say exactly when the bedbug discovery was made, or how many detainees were impacted.
—CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Traveler Options In cases of unsanitary conditions—including bedbug infestations—travelers have options for filing complaints.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
From comments about the fall 2023 bedbug outbreak in Paris, as recorded in news reports.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
CoreCivic did not say exactly when the bedbug discovery was made, or how many detainees were impacted.
—CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Traveler Options In cases of unsanitary conditions—including bedbug infestations—travelers have options for filing complaints.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
From comments about the fall 2023 bedbug outbreak in Paris, as recorded in news reports.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Bedbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedbug. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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