bedbug
/ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ/
bedbug noun: 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.
Noun
bedbug (plural bedbugs)
- 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.
- In Morocco, love philtres are composed of yolk of egg and bedbugs.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 81
- Synonyms:
- mahogany flat, Norfolk Howard, B-flat
- Any similar insect of family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and certain other warm-blooded animals.
bedbug meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
bedbug in Hindi
- small nocturnal insect pest of humans
- खटमल khaṭmal
bedbug in Tamil
- small nocturnal insect pest of humans
- மூட்டைப் பூச்சி mūṭṭaip pūcci
bedbug in Urdu
- small nocturnal insect pest of humans
- کھٹمل khaṭmal
bedbug in Telugu
- small nocturnal insect pest of humans
- నల్లి nalli
More languagesFewer languages
- bedbug in Malayalam
- മൂട്ട mūṭṭa
- bedbug in Kannada
- ತಿಗಣೆ tigaṇe
- bedbug in Punjabi
- ਖਟਮਲ khaṭmal
- bedbug in Gujarati
- માકણ mākaṇ, માંકડ mā̃kaḍ
- bedbug in Assamese
- উৰহ uroh, কাপোৰ-ওকণী kapür-ükoni
- bedbug in Tagalog
- surot
- bedbug in Arabic
- بَقّ baqq
- bedbug in Malay
- pijat, pijat-pijat
- bedbug in Indonesian
- kepinding, kutu busuk, bangsat, tinggi
- bedbug in Persian
- ساس sâs
- bedbug in Thai
- เรือด rʉ̂ʉat, ตัวเรือด dtua rêuat
- bedbug in Vietnamese
- rệp
Synonyms of bedbug
Forms of bedbug
| plural | bedbugs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bed bug |
| alternative form | bed-bug |
Origin of bedbug
From bed + bug.
Words formed from bedbug
Questions about bedbug
- What does bedbug mean?
- Bedbug means 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.
- What is bedbug in Hindi?
- Bedbug in Hindi is खटमल (khaṭmal). See Bedbug meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bedbug?
- Bedbug is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bedbug?
- Bedbug is pronounced /ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ/ (US).
- What is the plural of bedbug?
- The plural of bedbug is bedbugs.
Words near bedbug in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bedbug (page history and authors); માંકડ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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